Xavier Mellery
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Xavier Mellery was a Belgian
Symbolist
painter
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The son of a gardener at the Royal Palace of Laeken
, Mellery initially worked with the painter-decorator Charles Albert. He attended the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts
in Brussels
from 1860 to 1867, one of his professors being Jean-François Portaels
. Mellery won the Prix de Rome
and traveled to Italy
where he studied paintings from the Renaissance. His works include The Rondo of the Hours.
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
Symbolist
Symbolism (arts)
Symbolism was a late nineteenth-century art movement of French, Russian and Belgian origin in poetry and other arts. In literature, the style had its beginnings with the publication Les Fleurs du mal by Charles Baudelaire...
painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
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The son of a gardener at the Royal Palace of Laeken
Royal Castle of Laken
The Royal Castle of Laeken is the official residence of the King of the Belgians.-History:...
, Mellery initially worked with the painter-decorator Charles Albert. He attended the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts
Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts
The Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels is an art school, founded in 1711.The faculty and alumni of ARBA include some of the most famous names in Belgian painting, sculpture, and architecture: James Ensor, Rene Magritte, and Paul Delvaux...
in Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
from 1860 to 1867, one of his professors being Jean-François Portaels
Jean-François Portaels
Jean-François Portaels was a Belgian orientalist painter and director of the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels.- Life :...
. Mellery won the Prix de Rome
Prix de Rome (Belgium)
The Belgian Prix de Rome is an award for young artists, created in 1832, following the example of the original French Prix de Rome. The Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp organised the prize until 1920, when the national government took over. The first prize is also sometimes called the Grand Prix...
and traveled to Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
where he studied paintings from the Renaissance. His works include The Rondo of the Hours.
External links
- Links to his paintings available on-line (Artcyclopedia)