Petrus van Schendel
Dutch-Belgian painter
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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". Wikipedia
Born: April 21, 1806, Terheijden, Netherlands
Died: December 28, 1870 (age 64 years), Brussels, Belgium
On view: Rijksmuseum
Period: Romanticism
Education: Antwerp Academy
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