« After Jesus was baptized, he came up from the water and behold, the heavens were opened [for him], and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove [and] coming upon him» Mt 3, 16, the Bible

« The marvelous in this being: every source in him gives birth to a stream. With the least of his gifts comes a downpour of doves » Les matinaux – La parole en archipel – René Char

« Les oiseaux gardent parmi nous quelque chose du chant de la Création » Saint-John Perse

« Noah waited yet seven days more and again released the dove from the ark. In the evening the dove came back to him, and there in its bill was a plucked-off olive leaf! » Genèse 8, 10 la Bible

« Merveilleux essor du Saint-Esprit, fondé sur l’espérance toujours soutenue par l’Amour Divin du genre humain. »

I thank Sami De Piciotto, who allowed me to share this text composed after having acquired this painting.