A Life Across Borders Born in the Baltic city of Rostock, the young man who would later be known as Francis Cleyn possessed a talent that could not be contained by a single kingdom. His early years were marked by a restless movement through the great artistic centers of Europe. He likely found his first true training within the workshops of the Netherlands, where he absorbed the meticulous precision of Northern masters. This foundation of skill soon caught the eye of the Danish court, and from 1617, he labored under the patronage of Christian IV. In those years, he decorated the halls of Rose…