Xavier Mellery [SEP] place of death
Xavier Mellery
Xavier Mellery (9 August 1845, Laken – 4 February 1921, Brussels) was a Belgian Symbolist painter.
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
was accepted as an allegory of the destiny of the race. The exploits of himself and his friend form the thread of a semihistorical narrative, full of racy humour, in spite of the barbarities that find a place in it. This book also was illustrated by Rops and others.
In 1876 De Coster introduced Xavier Mellery to the island of Marken asking him to deliver drawings for the "Tour du Monde" magazine.
In 1870 De Coster became professor of general history and of French literature at the military school.