Saturday, January 5, 2013

The Raven

Detail of the raven, Homage to Jean de La Fontaine by Charles Correia, Jardin du Ranelagh, Paris

Detail of the raven, “Hommage à Jean de La Fontaine” by Charles Correia, 1983
Le Corbeau et le Renard (The Raven and the Fox)
Jardin du Ranelagh
Quartier de la Muette, 16th arrondissement
Paris, July 2012

Le Corbeau et le Renard

Maître Corbeau, sur un arbre perché,
Tenait en son bec un fromage...
The Raven and the Fox

Perched on a lofty oak,
Sir Raven held a lunch of cheese...

See also: Jean de La Fontaine - The Fox

2 comments:

tapirgal said...

Really nice!

Dina said...

Together with your link it is a perfect statue.

Just yesterday I walked down the street in our village and saw a freshly-fallen-from-the-sky raven lying dead. Poor thing.
Well, the jackals will feast.