The Hague | Petrus van Schendel | 1868 17th Century Caravaggio captures the dramatic moment

Caravaggio captures the dramatic moment Christ summons Matthew from a group of tax collectors

including a bonnet

He painted works for John Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery

and the uncanny converge

belonging to the American School of painting

The Hague | Petrus van Schendel | 1868 17th Century Caravaggio captures the dramatic momentAt 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