The Hague | Petrus van Schendel | 1868 17th Century The painting depicts a mounted

The painting depicts a mounted cowboy

Gustav Klimt – Jurisprudence (1899–1907)

and the uncanny converge

decorated Christmas tree

The Hague | Petrus van Schendel | 1868 17th Century The painting depicts a mountedAt 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