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Pigeons in Art
Pigeons (and doves) have been a common subject in art for
hundreds of years. Pigeons were kept in manmade dovecotes as a cheap
source of food across the ancient Indo-Mediterranean world. Pigeons, and depictions
of them, have spread across the world with the same veracity as the ideas
of those civilizations. I find the history of this bird in art fascinating
and hope to explore this subject on this page. For now, here is a picture
of my collection of pigeon art on my office wall for you to enjoy:
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