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 van Severdonck (1819 - 1905)
Joseph van Severdonck
1819 - 1905
Jan-Willem Rosier (1858 - 1931)
Jan-Willem Rosier
1858 - 1931
Willem Key (1516 - 1568)
Willem Key
1516 - 1568
Adriaen Brouwer (1605 - 1638)
Adriaen Brouwer
1605 - 1638
Jan van Kessel I (1626 - 1679)
Jan van Kessel I
1626 - 1679
Arthur Lismer (1885 - 1969)
Arthur Lismer
1885 - 1969
Lucas Achtschellinck (1626 - 1699)
Lucas Achtschellinck
1626 - 1699
Berthe Constance Ursule Art (1857 - 1934)
Berthe Constance Ursule Art
1857 - 1934
Théodore Fourmois (1814 - 1871)
Théodore Fourmois
1814 - 1871
Henri Michaux (1899 - 1984)
Henri Michaux
1899 - 1984
Abel Grimmer (1570 - 1619)
Abel Grimmer
1570 - 1619
Mathys Schoevaerdts (1665 - 1703)
Mathys Schoevaerdts
1665 - 1703
Rogier Remaut (1942)
Rogier Remaut
1942
Hubertus (Huib) van Hove (1814 - 1865)
Hubertus (Huib) van Hove
1814 - 1865
Martine Franck (1938 - 2012)
Martine Franck
1938 - 2012
Leopold Fissette (1814 - 1899)
Leopold Fissette
1814 - 1899

Creators Orientalism

Gustav Pflugradt (1828 - 1908)
Gustav Pflugradt
1828 - 1908
Eduard Otto Nückel (1888 - 1955)
Eduard Otto Nückel
1888 - 1955
Ruvim Moiseevich Mazel (1890 - 1967)
Ruvim Moiseevich Mazel
1890 - 1967
Michele Ciardiello (1839 - 1915)
Michele Ciardiello
1839 - 1915
Vincenzo de Stefani (1859 - 1937)
Vincenzo de Stefani
1859 - 1937
Josef Franz Pallenberg (1882 - 1946)
Josef Franz Pallenberg
1882 - 1946
Fyodor Petrovich Tolstoy (1783 - 1873)
Fyodor Petrovich Tolstoy
1783 - 1873
Roi Partridge (1888 - 1984)
Roi Partridge
1888 - 1984
Joseph Hoffmann (1831 - 1904)
Joseph Hoffmann
1831 - 1904
Robert Walter Weir (1803 - 1889)
Robert Walter Weir
1803 - 1889
Emil Ludwig Löhr (1809 - 1876)
Emil Ludwig Löhr
1809 - 1876
Arthur Uecker-Fensloff (1881 - 1934)
Arthur Uecker-Fensloff
1881 - 1934
George Douglas Brewerton (1820 - 1901)
George Douglas Brewerton
1820 - 1901
Mária Lehel (1889 - 1972)
Mária Lehel
1889 - 1972
Friedrich Bindewald (1862 - 1940)
Friedrich Bindewald
1862 - 1940
Thomas Sewell Robins (1810 - 1880)
Thomas Sewell Robins
1810 - 1880