Franciscus Melzer, Portrait Of A Boy Holding A Book Religion It’s a beautiful piece that

It’s a beautiful piece that you can easily lose yourself into

It’s beautifully stark and strangely atmospheric

including the loss of his two children and the continual pressure of financial ruin

Cats are close to his heart and his works are always in high demand

and Boca Raton in Florida

Franciscus Melzer, Portrait Of A Boy Holding A Book Religion It’s a beautiful piece thatAn early to mid 19th century portrait of a young man holding a book by Belgian artist, Franciscus Melzer (b. 1808). Hes smartly dressed in a black coat with white shirt, waistcoat and black necktie. While his hair is parted to the side according to the style of the day. Perhaps the most intriguing element to this portrait is the ornately decorated book that hes holding in his right hand. Its beautifully bound and possibly gilded with foliate. Perhaps