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

Jan Pieter van Baurscheit (1669 - 1728)
Jan Pieter van Baurscheit
1669 - 1728
Claire Colinet (1880 - 1950)
Claire Colinet
1880 - 1950
Lucas van Falkenborch (1535 - 1597)
Lucas van Falkenborch
1535 - 1597
Adriaen de Grijef (1657 - 1715)
Adriaen de Grijef
1657 - 1715
Guglielmo Borremans (1672 - 1744)
Guglielmo Borremans
1672 - 1744
Michael Borremans (1963)
Michael Borremans
1963
Marcel Lempereur-Haut (1898 - 1986)
Marcel Lempereur-Haut
1898 - 1986
Jacques Calonne (1930 - 2022)
Jacques Calonne
1930 - 2022
Hendrik de Cort (1742 - 1810)
Hendrik de Cort
1742 - 1810
Emile Thysebaert (1873 - 1963)
Emile Thysebaert
1873 - 1963
André Plumot (1829 - 1906)
André Plumot
1829 - 1906
Louis Gustave Cambier (1874 - 1949)
Louis Gustave Cambier
1874 - 1949
Pol Bury (1922 - 2005)
Pol Bury
1922 - 2005
Léon Spilliaert (1881 - 1946)
Léon Spilliaert
1881 - 1946
Pieter van Hanselaere (1786 - 1862)
Pieter van Hanselaere
1786 - 1862
Félicien Rops (1833 - 1898)
Félicien Rops
1833 - 1898

Creators Orientalism

Vladimir Afanasyevich Rozmainsky (1885 - 1943)
Vladimir Afanasyevich Rozmainsky
1885 - 1943
Julius Schrader (1815 - 1990)
Julius Schrader
1815 - 1990
Max Merker (1861 - 1928)
Max Merker
1861 - 1928
Edgard Tytgat (1879 - 1957)
Edgard Tytgat
1879 - 1957
Johann Ulrich Burri (1802 - 1870)
Johann Ulrich Burri
1802 - 1870
Ludwig Vollmar (1842 - 1884)
Ludwig Vollmar
1842 - 1884
Petr Ivanovich Petrovichev (Kuzmichev) (1874 - 1947)
Petr Ivanovich Petrovichev (Kuzmichev)
1874 - 1947
Donato Barcaglia (1849 - 1930)
Donato Barcaglia
1849 - 1930
A.M. Bonegor (XIX century - XX century)
A.M. Bonegor
XIX century - XX century
Charles-Philogène Tschaggeny (1815 - 1894)
Charles-Philogène Tschaggeny
1815 - 1894
Ugo Attardi (1923 - 2006)
Ugo Attardi
1923 - 2006
Gaetano Dura (1805 - 1878)
Gaetano Dura
1805 - 1878
Heinrich Kempf (1814 - 1852)
Heinrich Kempf
1814 - 1852
Erich Büttner (1889 - 1936)
Erich Büttner
1889 - 1936
Euphrosine Beernaert (1831 - 1901)
Euphrosine Beernaert
1831 - 1901
Karl Fuchs (1872 - 1968)
Karl Fuchs
1872 - 1968
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