ShopDreamUp AI ArtDreamUp
Deviation Actions
Suggested Deviants
Suggested Collections
You Might Like…
Description
© Ben Heine || Facebook || Twitter || www.benheine.com
____________________________________________________
This is the kind of national monuments we have in Belgium (it's about 50 cm high, lol)
Manneken Pis, also known in French as the petit Julien, is a famous Belgian landmark. It is a small bronze fountain sculpture (about 40 centimeters high) depicting a naked little boy urinating into the fountain's basin. The statue is located in the very centre of Brussels.
There are several legends behind this statue, but the most famous is the one about Duke Godfrey III of Leuven. In 1142, the troops of this two-year-old lord were battling against the troops of the Berthouts, the lords of Grimbergen, in Ransbeke (now Neder-over-Heembeek). The troops put the infant lord in a basket and hung the basket in a tree to encourage them. From there, the boy urinated on the troops of the Berthouts, who eventually lost the battle.
Another legend states that in the 14th century, Brussels was under siege by a foreign power. The city had held its ground for some time, so the attackers conceived a plan to place explosive charges at the city walls. A little boy named Juliaanske happened to be spying on them as they were preparing. He urinated on the burning fuse and thus saved the city. There was at the time (middle of the 15th century, perhaps as early as 1388) a similar statue made of stone. The statue was stolen several times. In 1619 it was replaced by the current bronze statue, created by Franco-Flemish Baroque sculptor Jerome Duquesnoy, father of the more famous François. More: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manneken_Pis
____________________________________________________
For more information about my artwork: info@benheine.com
____________________________________________________
Some other photos from Brussels:
____________________________________________________
This is the kind of national monuments we have in Belgium (it's about 50 cm high, lol)
Manneken Pis, also known in French as the petit Julien, is a famous Belgian landmark. It is a small bronze fountain sculpture (about 40 centimeters high) depicting a naked little boy urinating into the fountain's basin. The statue is located in the very centre of Brussels.
There are several legends behind this statue, but the most famous is the one about Duke Godfrey III of Leuven. In 1142, the troops of this two-year-old lord were battling against the troops of the Berthouts, the lords of Grimbergen, in Ransbeke (now Neder-over-Heembeek). The troops put the infant lord in a basket and hung the basket in a tree to encourage them. From there, the boy urinated on the troops of the Berthouts, who eventually lost the battle.
Another legend states that in the 14th century, Brussels was under siege by a foreign power. The city had held its ground for some time, so the attackers conceived a plan to place explosive charges at the city walls. A little boy named Juliaanske happened to be spying on them as they were preparing. He urinated on the burning fuse and thus saved the city. There was at the time (middle of the 15th century, perhaps as early as 1388) a similar statue made of stone. The statue was stolen several times. In 1619 it was replaced by the current bronze statue, created by Franco-Flemish Baroque sculptor Jerome Duquesnoy, father of the more famous François. More: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manneken_Pis
____________________________________________________
For more information about my artwork: info@benheine.com
____________________________________________________
Some other photos from Brussels:
Image size
700x876px 352.43 KB
© 2009 - 2024 BenHeine
Comments6
Join the community to add your comment. Already a deviant? Log In
His last words before he was stoned (and then petrified): "I piss on you" 
His smile tells everything
His smile tells everything