Xavier Mellery

Xavier Mellery (9 August 1845, Laken – 4 February 1921, Brussels) was a Belgian symbolist painter.

Xavier Mellery
Born(1845-08-09)9 August 1845
Laken, Belgium
Died4 February 1921(1921-02-04) (aged 75)
Brussels, Belgium
EducationRoyal Academy of Fine Arts of Brussels
OccupationPainter

The son of a gardener at the Royal Palace of Laeken, Mellery initially worked with the painter-decorator Charles Albert. He attended the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of 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.[1] His works include The Rondo of the Hours.

Mellery designed the statues of all 48 historical professions in the Petit Sablon/Kleine Zavel garden in Brussels, though they were executed by different sculptors. Each pillar has a unique design, as does each section of fence.[2]

Honours

1885: Knight in the Order of Leopold.[3]

References
  1. Mellery at ArtMagick. 2008. Retrieved 23 April 2008.
  2. "Le Petit Sablon : Les 48 statuettes des Corporations Professionnelles - Bruxelles Pentagone" (in French). eBru. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  3. Handelsblad (Het) 04-11-1885


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