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Jean-Claude Golvin (born 18 December 1942) is a French archaeologist and architect. He specializes in the history of
Jean-Claude Golvin (born 18 December 1942) is a French archaeologist and architect. He specializes in the history of Roman amphitheatre
Roman amphitheatres are theatres – large, circular or oval open-air venues with raised seating – built by the ancient Romans. They were used for events such as gladiator combats, '' venationes'' (animal slayings) and executions. About 230 Ro ...
s and has published hundreds of reconstruction drawings of ancient monuments. Golvin is a researcher with the CNRS at the Bordeaux Montaigne University
Bordeaux Montaigne University (French: ''Université Bordeaux Montaigne''; formerly ''Université Michel de Montaigne Bordeaux 3'') is a public university in Pessac, France, approximately 8 kilometres (5 miles) southwest of the city centre of B ...
.
The son of art historian Lucien Golvin, he was born in Sfax
Sfax (; ar, صفاقس, Ṣafāqis ) is a city in Tunisia, located southeast of Tunis. The city, founded in AD849 on the ruins of Berber Taparura, is the capital of the Sfax Governorate (about 955,421 inhabitants in 2014), and a Mediterrane ...
(Tunisia) and studied in Algiers. As an architect, he worked on the restoration of the El Djem
El Djem or El Jem (Tunisian Arabic:, ') is a town in Mahdia Governorate, Tunisia. Its population was 21,576 during the 2014 census. It is home to Roman Empire, Roman remains including the "Amphitheater of El Jem".
History
The Roman city of Thys ...
amphitheater, and led the French-Egyptian research center of Karnak and Luxor. He obtained a doctorate in archaeology in 1985 with a thesis on Roman amphitheaters.
Since 1989, Golvin's work has focused on creating watercolor illustrations of ancient and medieval cities as they appeared in their heyday. In 2010, he donated his body of work, over a thousand drawings and sketches, to the Arles Museum of Antiquities.
References
*''Jean-Claude Golvin, un architecte au cœur de l'Histoire'', Exposition catalogue, Éditions Errance, Paris, 2011. * ''Sur les tracés de Jean-Claude Golvin'', film by Alexandra Ena, Christophe Gombert and Claude Delhaye {{DEFAULTSORT:Golvin, Jean-Claude French archaeologists 1942 births French watercolourists Living people People from Sfax