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

Henri van Herwegen (1940 - 2019)
Henri van Herwegen
1940 - 2019
Jean de la Hoese (1846 - 1917)
Jean de la Hoese
1846 - 1917
Jan van Kessel I (1626 - 1679)
Jan van Kessel I
1626 - 1679
Pieter Bruegel II (1564 - 1638)
Pieter Bruegel II
1564 - 1638
Jan Frans De Boever (1872 - 1949)
Jan Frans De Boever
1872 - 1949
Jean-Baptiste Roby (1821 - 1910)
Jean-Baptiste Roby
1821 - 1910
Lucas van Uden (1595 - 1672)
Lucas van Uden
1595 - 1672
Emile van Doren (1865 - 1949)
Emile van Doren
1865 - 1949
Eugène Joseph Verboeckhoven (1798 - 1881)
Eugène Joseph Verboeckhoven
1798 - 1881
Paul Jean Clays (1819 - 1900)
Paul Jean Clays
1819 - 1900
Marcel Jefferys (1872 - 1924)
Marcel Jefferys
1872 - 1924
Paul Delvaux (1897 - 1994)
Paul Delvaux
1897 - 1994
Peter Adolf Hall (1739 - 1793)
Peter Adolf Hall
1739 - 1793
Jan Brueghel I (1568 - 1625)
Jan Brueghel I
1568 - 1625
Henri-Joseph Antonissen (1737 - 1794)
Henri-Joseph Antonissen
1737 - 1794
Nicolaes van Verendael (1640 - 1691)
Nicolaes van Verendael
1640 - 1691

Creators Orientalism

Hans Werner Henze (1926 - 2012)
Hans Werner Henze
1926 - 2012
 C. Blake (? - XIX century)
C. Blake
? - XIX century
Denis Bergeret (1844 - 1910)
Denis Bergeret
1844 - 1910
John Martin Tracy (1843 - 1893)
John Martin Tracy
1843 - 1893
Clive Head (1965)
Clive Head
1965
Elin Danielson-Gamboji (1861 - 1919)
Elin Danielson-Gamboji
1861 - 1919
Matthäus Merian II (1621 - 1687)
Matthäus Merian II
1621 - 1687
August von Pettenkofen (1822 - 1889)
August von Pettenkofen
1822 - 1889
Carl Goebel (1824 - 1899)
Carl Goebel
1824 - 1899
Karl Gehri (1850 - 1922)
Karl Gehri
1850 - 1922
Muirhead Bone (1876 - 1953)
Muirhead Bone
1876 - 1953
Archibald Cary Smith (1837 - 1911)
Archibald Cary Smith
1837 - 1911
Vasily Dmitrievich Chegodar (1918 - 1989)
Vasily Dmitrievich Chegodar
1918 - 1989
Nikolai Alexandrovich Yaroshenko (1846 - 1898)
Nikolai Alexandrovich Yaroshenko
1846 - 1898
Jean Brindesi (1826 - 1888)
Jean Brindesi
1826 - 1888
Jean Leon Palliere (1823 - 1887)
Jean Leon Palliere
1823 - 1887
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