The Hague | Petrus van Schendel | 1868 17th Century muted tones

muted tones

He painted works for John Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery

including a bonnet

the fruit on the windowsill

The billowing smoke gives the viewer a clear distinction between the water and the sky

The Hague | Petrus van Schendel | 1868 17th Century muted tonesAt the Poultry Stall on the Groenmarkt, The Hague (1868) by Petrus van Schendel is a superb example of the artists mastery of nocturnal light and atmosphere. Illuminated by the soft glow of a single candle, the market scene unfolds with exquisite realisma young woman examines a fowl while the vendors face emerges from the shadows with quiet concentration. Van Schendels delicate handling of chiaroscuro transforms this everyday transaction into a study