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Paul Comolera – Bronze “the Two Pigeons”
Magnificent sculpture of two pigeons, created by the renowned animal sculptor Paul Comoléra.
Exceptionally refined in quality, the pigeons are realistically rendered.
It is a meticulously detailed work.
Alexandre Paul Comoléra, known as Paul Comoléra, born in Paris in 1813 and died in Paris in 1890, was a French animal sculptor. Comoléra was a student of François Rude. He debuted at the Salon in 1847 and exhibited there regularly until his death.
In the 1870s, he lived in London. Known for his realistic sculptures of farm animals and birds, lacking the romantic style of his famous student Jules Moigniez, his art is detailed and anatomically accurate.
The title of the sculpture "Two pigeons loved each other with tender love" refers to the fable "The Two Pigeons" by Jean de La Fontaine.
The fable goes like this:
Two pigeons, very good friends, live happily together, sharing everything: food, the nest, and their peaceful days. But one of the two pigeons, driven by the desire for adventure, wants to go and discover the world. The other begs him to stay, but nothing works: the pigeon leaves.
During his journey, he experiences a thousand misfortunes: he is caught in a storm, attacked by a hawk, injured, starved, and almost crushed. Finally, exhausted and full of regrets, he returns to his friend.
His companion welcomes him with joy, and the adventurous pigeon understands that true happiness was there, in friendship and tranquility.
The moral: Happiness is not always found in adventure or change. Sometimes, it is simply there, with those we love.
Or, to quote La Fontaine more directly: "What is the use of tormenting ourselves / To seek what eludes us, / When we have in our home / Everything we need to be happy?"
Exceptionally refined in quality, the pigeons are realistically rendered.
It is a meticulously detailed work.
Alexandre Paul Comoléra, known as Paul Comoléra, born in Paris in 1813 and died in Paris in 1890, was a French animal sculptor. Comoléra was a student of François Rude. He debuted at the Salon in 1847 and exhibited there regularly until his death.
In the 1870s, he lived in London. Known for his realistic sculptures of farm animals and birds, lacking the romantic style of his famous student Jules Moigniez, his art is detailed and anatomically accurate.
The title of the sculpture "Two pigeons loved each other with tender love" refers to the fable "The Two Pigeons" by Jean de La Fontaine.
The fable goes like this:
Two pigeons, very good friends, live happily together, sharing everything: food, the nest, and their peaceful days. But one of the two pigeons, driven by the desire for adventure, wants to go and discover the world. The other begs him to stay, but nothing works: the pigeon leaves.
During his journey, he experiences a thousand misfortunes: he is caught in a storm, attacked by a hawk, injured, starved, and almost crushed. Finally, exhausted and full of regrets, he returns to his friend.
His companion welcomes him with joy, and the adventurous pigeon understands that true happiness was there, in friendship and tranquility.
The moral: Happiness is not always found in adventure or change. Sometimes, it is simply there, with those we love.
Or, to quote La Fontaine more directly: "What is the use of tormenting ourselves / To seek what eludes us, / When we have in our home / Everything we need to be happy?"
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