Victor Lagye (1825 - 1896) - photo 1

Victor Lagye

Victor Lagye (1825–1896) was a Belgian 19th-century painter known for his genre scenes, historical and religious works. Born in Antwerp, he studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts there. He collaborated closely with the artist Henri Leys, contributing to large-scale murals and the restoration of historic buildings. His works are characterized by meticulous detail and attention to historical costumes and interiors.

Though talented, he remained overshadowed by more famous contemporaries. Some of his pieces are housed in the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp. Details about his birth and death locations, as well as his biography, are less documented compared to leading artists of his time.

Date and place of birt:20 june 1825, Gent, Belgium
Date and place of death:1 september 1896, Antwerp, Belgium
Nationality:Belgium
Period of activity: XIX century
Specialization:Artist, Genre painter, Historian, Illustrator, Painter, Portraitist
Genre:Genre art, History painting, Portrait
Art style:Realism, Romanticism, Orientalism

Creators Belgium

Emile-Barthelemy Fabry (1865 - 1966)
Emile-Barthelemy Fabry
1865 - 1966
Floris Jespers (1889 - 1965)
Floris Jespers
1889 - 1965
Eugène Laermans (1864 - 1940)
Eugène Laermans
1864 - 1940
Joseph Quinaux (1822 - 1895)
Joseph Quinaux
1822 - 1895
Jozef Peeters (1895 - 1960)
Jozef Peeters
1895 - 1960
Marthe Donas (1885 - 1967)
Marthe Donas
1885 - 1967
Cornelis Mahu (1613 - 1689)
Cornelis Mahu
1613 - 1689
Pieter van Avont (1600 - 1652)
Pieter van Avont
1600 - 1652
Nicolaes van Verendael (1640 - 1691)
Nicolaes van Verendael
1640 - 1691
Florent Willems (1823 - 1905)
Florent Willems
1823 - 1905
Fernand Verhaegen (1883 - 1975)
Fernand Verhaegen
1883 - 1975
Alphonse Asselbergs (1839 - 1916)
Alphonse Asselbergs
1839 - 1916
Hans Memling (1430 - 1494)
Hans Memling
1430 - 1494
Louis Pierre Verwée (Verwee) (1807 - 1877)
Louis Pierre Verwée (Verwee)
1807 - 1877
Jan-Willem Rosier (1858 - 1931)
Jan-Willem Rosier
1858 - 1931
Eugène Siberdt (1851 - 1931)
Eugène Siberdt
1851 - 1931

Creators Orientalism

Gustav Adolf Landgrebe (1837 - 1899)
Gustav Adolf Landgrebe
1837 - 1899
Jan Bogaerts (1878 - 1962)
Jan Bogaerts
1878 - 1962
Rudolf Epp (1834 - 1910)
Rudolf Epp
1834 - 1910
Ralph Fleck (1951)
Ralph Fleck
1951
Gustav Reinhold (1798 - 1849)
Gustav Reinhold
1798 - 1849
Karl Friedrich Seiffert (1809 - 1891)
Karl Friedrich Seiffert
1809 - 1891
Christian Krohg (1852 - 1925)
Christian Krohg
1852 - 1925
Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)
Felix Mendelssohn
1809 - 1847
William Herbert Allen (1863 - 1943)
William Herbert Allen
1863 - 1943
Alfred Morgan (1836 - 1924)
Alfred Morgan
1836 - 1924
Maria Vos (1824 - 1906)
Maria Vos
1824 - 1906
James John Wilson Carmichael (1800 - 1868)
James John Wilson Carmichael
1800 - 1868
Hubert von Herkomer (1849 - 1914)
Hubert von Herkomer
1849 - 1914
Heinrich Sperling (1844 - 1924)
Heinrich Sperling
1844 - 1924
Elias Pieter van Bommel (1819 - 1890)
Elias Pieter van Bommel
1819 - 1890
Léon Printemps (1871 - 1945)
Léon Printemps
1871 - 1945