La Jument du compère Pierre
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| - | "[[La Jument du compère Pierre]]" (The Mare of Peasant Pierre) is a story by [[Lafontaine]]. | + | "[[La Jument du compère Pierre]]" (The Mare of Peasant Pierre) is a story by [[Jean de La Fontaine]], one of his ''[[Contes et nouvelles en vers]]''. |
| - | :The most outrageous illustration of the French devotion to the cult of O quel cul tu as (Oh Calcutta) is, though, [[Pierre Subleyras]]' La Jument de compère Pierre, The Mare of Peasant Pierre, based on an obscenely amusing fable by Jean de La Fontaine (born Moishe Spritzwasser). Father Jean the priest, who fancies the beautiful wife of a poor peasant, promises the peasant that he will turn his wife into a great mare, to help him in the fields as he ploughs and sows, but that he can only work this magic if she is undressed and there is complete silence. | + | Father Jean the priest, who lusts after the beautiful wife of a poor peasant, promises the peasant that he will turn his wife into a mare, to help him work the fields. This will only work if she is naked and when all stay quiet. |
| + | The tale was the subject of a painting by [[Pierre Subleyras]], which was shown at the ''[[The Triumph of Eros: Art and Seduction in 18th Century France]]'' exhibition. | ||
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| - | *[[Yusupov]] | + | *[[Mare]] |
| - | *[[The Triumph Of Eros At London's Hermitage Rooms]] | + | *[[Tales_and_Novels_of_J._de_La_Fontaine_-_Complete#NEIGHBOUR_PETER.27S_MARE]] |
| + | *[[De la demoiselle qui vouloit voler en l'air]], a similar tale | ||
| + | *''[[The Pack Saddle]]'', another painting by Subleyras depicting de La Fontaine bawdy [[contes]]. | ||
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"La Jument du compère Pierre" (The Mare of Peasant Pierre) is a story by Jean de La Fontaine, one of his Contes et nouvelles en vers.
Father Jean the priest, who lusts after the beautiful wife of a poor peasant, promises the peasant that he will turn his wife into a mare, to help him work the fields. This will only work if she is naked and when all stay quiet.
The tale was the subject of a painting by Pierre Subleyras, which was shown at the The Triumph of Eros: Art and Seduction in 18th Century France exhibition.
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See also
- Mare
- Tales_and_Novels_of_J._de_La_Fontaine_-_Complete#NEIGHBOUR_PETER.27S_MARE
- De la demoiselle qui vouloit voler en l'air, a similar tale
- The Pack Saddle, another painting by Subleyras depicting de La Fontaine bawdy contes.
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