Jeanneke-Pis

2021-08-07

Jeanneke Pis is the female model of the Manneken Pis, the most well-known statue in Brussels. This cheeky little female with ponytails is less recognize than her older brother and is lots more modern. The Jeanneke Pis or “Little Girl Peeing” is a contemporary statue and a fountain designed to complement the enduring Manneken Pis (Little Man Peeing) in Brussels, which is now a part of the famous trifecta featuring a pissing boy, a lady and a dog (Zinneke Pis). While Manneken Pis is the oldest of the 3, created in 1619, its girl counterpart became “stylishly overdue” (as lots as numerous hundred years) – created and installed between 1985 and 1987. The lady's statue measures about half of a meter in height and was made out of blue-grey limestone through artist Denis-Adrien Debouvrie. The Jeanneke Pis indicates the identical facial features of contentment as the Manneken Pis, despite the fact that she has now not been welcomed just as warmly as her male predecessor. Some even say her presence is greater tolerated in preference to embraced like that of the Manneken Pis. Still, it is believed that throwing a coin into her fountain may also render one's inner most want granted.