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Hi everyone, it’s Robbie Cheadle here with you today with the February post in the Famous Artworks series on LatinosUSA – English Edition.

If you have a favourite Famous Artwork you’d like to share, please email me at cheadlerobbie@gmail.com. Your email should be titled Famous Artworks. You need to include a free use picture of the artwork or your own photograph and a short writeup about the picture.

Mannekin Pis new bronze version designed by Jerome Duquesnoy the Elder

Mannekin Pis, meaning Little Pissing Man, is a landmark bronze fountain sculpture in central Brussels, Belgium. The sculpture features a nude boy urinating into the fountain’s basin. While the earliest mentions of the existence of this famous statue are from the mid-15th century, the new bronze version was designed by Jerome Duquesnoy the elder and put in place in 1619. Due to repeated thefts and damage, the original is now stored in the Brussels City Museum.

Mannekin Pis is one of the best-known symbols of Brussels and Belgium.

During my short trip to Brussels in July 2025, we saw Mannekin Pis twice and also saw a lot of tourist merchandise featuring this famous landmark.

Picture captions: Mannekin Pis fountain in Brussels. Photographs by Robbie Cheadle.

This is my YouTube video of Mannekin Pis:

About Robbie Cheadle

South African author, photographer, and artist, Robbie Cheadle, has written and illustrated seventeen children’s books, illustrated a further three children’s books, written and illustrated four poetry books and written and illustrated one celebration of cake and fondant art book with recipes. Her work has also appeared in poetry and short story anthologies.

Robbie also has two novels and a collection of short stories published under the name of Roberta Eaton Cheadle and has horror, paranormal, and fantasy short stories featured in several anthologies under this name.

You can find Robbie Cheadle’s artwork, fondant and cake artwork, and all her books on her website here: https://www.robbiecheadle.co.za/

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