the mysterious picture
TRANSCRIPT
Today we are going to study a new lesson on the theme of art.
The name of the lesson is ‘The Mysterious Picture’ by Charles De Coster.
Charles De Coster (1827-1879)
• Father of Belgian Literature
• Born in Munich
• Major work : The Legend of Tyl Ulenspiegel and Lamme Goedzak
‘The Mysterious Picture’ is an interesting story from Charles De Coster’s The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel.
It narrates an interesting episode from the life of an artist named Tyl.
CHARACTER OF TYL A painter from Flanders.
He looks like a skeleton.
He wore a cap with three bright
feathers on it.
CHARACTER OF THE CAPTAIN OF THE GUARDS
Tall, well- built, red- haired man of about twenty five.
Was handsomely dressed in his gold- braided uniform.
Mention the two central characters you identify at this point of the story.
TylThe Captain of the
Guards