Nele leunt uit het raam, wachtend op Tijl Uilenspiegel
1868
Medium
etching
Dimensions
159; 241
About this artwork
Prent uit: Coster, Charles de. La légende et les aventures héroiques, joyeuses et glorieuses d'Ulenspiegel et de Lamme Goedzak (...). Tweede editie. Parijs: Librairie Internationale, 1869, p. 122.
Art Historical Context
In the etching *Nele leunt uit het raam,end op Tijl Uilenspiegel* (Nele Leans Out the Window, for Tijl Uilenspiegel), created by Belgian artist Camille Van Camp in1868, we see a tender moment of anticipation. Measuring 241 mm high by 159 mm wide, this intimate print captures Nele, a devoted character from Charles de Coster's epic *La légende et les aventures héroiques, joyeuses et glorieuses d'Ulenspiegel et de Lamme Goedzak*, leaning from a window in longing for her beloved Tijl Uilenspiegel. Published as an illustration on page 122 of the book's second edition (Paris: Librairie International...