Félix De Vigne Explained

Félix De Vigne
Birth Name:Félix De Vigne
Birth Date:16 March 1806
Birth Place:Ghent, Frist French Empire
Occupation:Painter
Education:Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Ghent
Relatives:Edmond De Vigne (son) Jules Breton (stepson) Emma De Vigne (niece)

Félix De Vigne (16 March 1806 – 5 December 1862) was a Belgian painter.He was a history painter, engraver, art historian, and instructor at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent, Belgium, the city of his birth. In 1847, he published French: Recherches historiques sur les costumes civils et militaires, an illustrated compendium of the flags, shields and costumes of medieval guilds and military groups.

Personal life

De Vigne was born in Ghent on 16 March 1806,[1] the eldest of six children.[2] His brother was sculptor Pieter De Vigne (1812–1877). He was the father of Brussels architect Edmond De Vigne (1841–1918), and the stepfather of painter Jules Breton.

De Vigne taught his niece, Emma De Vigne, paint.[3]

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References

  1. Book: Champlin . John Denison . Perkins . Charles Callahan . Cyclopedia of Painters and Paintings. Volume IV . 1905 . Charles Scribner's sons . New York . 367 . 3 October 2021 . Vigne, Félix De.
  2. Book: Breton . Jules . The Life of an Artist: Art and Nature . 1891 . D. Appleton . New York . 153 . 3 October 2021 . Mary J. . Serrano.
  3. Web site: figuration feminine : Emma De Vigne (1850–1898). 2020-08-03. figuration feminine.