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Little Street, Johannes Vermeer, c. 1658. New stop on Delft tourist trail after Vermeer's Little Street identified. Few artists have left such a deep imprint on their birthplace as Johannes Vermeer on Delft. In the summer, tour parties weave through the Dutch townâs cobbled streets ticking off Vermeer landmarks.
As a result, the original statuette is now found at Maison du Roi, the Museum of the City, located on Grand Place. Manneken Pis and the Museum of the City. The residents of Brussels have a fondness for this world renowned little boy.The city also has a rather humorous outlook with regards to Manneken Pis.anneken Pis is a bronze statuette of a little boy urinating into the fountain basin, which reaches just 61cm tall. In the fifteenth century, the statue played an important role as the first drinking fountain in Brussels.