About The Artist:
Petrus van Schendel
Petrus van Schendel was born in Terheyden (Breda) and died in Brussels. He studied at the Academy of Antwerp under Van Bree and worked there from around 1822 to 1828, exhibiting the same time. After his extensive travels, he lived in Amsterdam between 1830 - 1832, followed by six years in Rotterdam and Den Haag from 1838 before finally settling in Brussels around 1845. Schendel was a Member of the Academy of Amsterdam, and of ‘Arti...
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About The Medium:
Oil
Process of painting with pigments with a medium of drying oil as the binder. Commonly used drying oils include linseed oil, poppy seed oil, walnut oil, and safflower oil.