Petrus van schendel interior scene jacob
An evening market with Maids, cooks, and possibly housewives frequent the scene, their distinctive bonnets, skirts, shawls, and baskets rendered with van Schendel’s characteristic precision. Notably, a woman with a basket balanced on her head represents the traditional dress of Scheveningen, a nearby fishing village.
The scene is set
The dimmer candles of the market beyond highlight the costumes and expressions of market-goers, while the cool, omnipresent radiance of an unseen moon reveals the distinctive architecture of the city’s central square, notably the spire of Saint Jacob’s church, at left.7. Petrus van Schendel painted View Petrus van Schendel’s artworks on artnet. Find an in-depth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. See available paintings, works on paper, and photographs for sale and learn about the artist.
A masterful example of Italian Petrus Van Schendel was a Dutch-Belgian genre painter in the Romantic style who specialized in nighttime scenes, lit by lamps or candles. This led to him being known as "Monsieur Chandelle". On the advice of a family friend, who was a retired army officer, his father sent him to study at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp.