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

Joseph Lies (1821 - 1865)
Joseph Lies
1821 - 1865
Jan van Kessel II (1654 - 1708)
Jan van Kessel II
1654 - 1708
Peter Paul Rubens (1577 - 1640)
Peter Paul Rubens
1577 - 1640
Arthur Willaert (1875 - 1942)
Arthur Willaert
1875 - 1942
Périclès Pantazis (1849 - 1884)
Périclès Pantazis
1849 - 1884
Wim Delvoye (1965)
Wim Delvoye
1965
André Edmond Alfred Cluysenaar (1872 - 1939)
André Edmond Alfred Cluysenaar
1872 - 1939
Philips Galle (1537 - 1612)
Philips Galle
1537 - 1612
Théo van Rysselberghe (1862 - 1926)
Théo van Rysselberghe
1862 - 1926
Joseph Dierickx (1865 - 1959)
Joseph Dierickx
1865 - 1959
Valerius de Sadeler (1867 - 1941)
Valerius de Sadeler
1867 - 1941
Adrien Jean Le Mayeur de Merprès (1880 - 1958)
Adrien Jean Le Mayeur de Merprès
1880 - 1958
Antoine Ansiaux (1764 - 1840)
Antoine Ansiaux
1764 - 1840
Marie de Bièvre (1865 - 1940)
Marie de Bièvre
1865 - 1940
Charles Louis Verboeckhoven (1802 - 1889)
Charles Louis Verboeckhoven
1802 - 1889
Hans Memling (1430 - 1494)
Hans Memling
1430 - 1494

Creators Orientalism

Daniel Israel (1859 - 1901)
Daniel Israel
1859 - 1901
Amédée de Caranza (1843 - 1914)
Amédée de Caranza
1843 - 1914
Michael Zeno Diemer (1867 - 1939)
Michael Zeno Diemer
1867 - 1939
Hans Angresius (1873 - 1959)
Hans Angresius
1873 - 1959
Charles-Théodore Frère (1814 - 1886)
Charles-Théodore Frère
1814 - 1886
Eduardo Cano de la Pena (1823 - 1897)
Eduardo Cano de la Pena
1823 - 1897
John Ruskin (1819 - 1900)
John Ruskin
1819 - 1900
Grigory Mikhailovich Bobrovsky (1873 - 1942)
Grigory Mikhailovich Bobrovsky
1873 - 1942
Georg Hugo Mathis (1895 - 1952)
Georg Hugo Mathis
1895 - 1952
Jean Alexis Achard (1807 - 1884)
Jean Alexis Achard
1807 - 1884
Malgosia Jankowska (1978)
Malgosia Jankowska
1978
Odilon Redon (1840 - 1916)
Odilon Redon
1840 - 1916
Alfred Jacob Miller (1810 - 1874)
Alfred Jacob Miller
1810 - 1874
Jacob Jacobs (1812 - 1879)
Jacob Jacobs
1812 - 1879
Afanasij Ivanovich Scheloumoff (1892 - 1983)
Afanasij Ivanovich Scheloumoff
1892 - 1983
Georg Sommer (1848 - 1917)
Georg Sommer
1848 - 1917