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Petrus van Schendel, Shopping by Candlelight

Feb. 20th, 2013 at 7:05 PM

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petrusplancius at Petrus van Schendel, Shopping by Candlelight

Petrus van Schendel (1806-1870) was a Dutch painter who specialized in night scenes; his portrayals of night-markets lit by candle-light are hauntingly beautiful.

photo petrusA-Vegetable-Stall-at-Night-xx-Petrus-van-Schendel.jpg

photo PetrusVanSchendel1806-1870BytheCandlelight.jpg

photo petrusabusynightmarketwithvegetablestall1851.jpg

Tags: painting, picture, retro

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eglantine-br.livejournal.com

Feb. 21st, 2013 12:52 am (UTC)

Very beautiful, but why are the women buying veggies in the middle of the night?

med_cat

Feb. 21st, 2013 01:28 am (UTC)

Is it merely early evening, but dark already? Say 4-5 pm in late autumn? You can also put your question to the original poster, petrusplancius, he would know more about the artist and his work ;)