Jules Lagae
Jules Lagae (Roulers, 15 March 1862 – Bruges, 2 June 1931) was a Belgian sculptor and medallist, born in Roeselare.
Four Ages of Man, at the Botanical Garden of Brussels
Brabant Raising the National Flag
Life
Lagae was taught by Joseph Jacquet and Charles van der Stappen at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels. He also worked with Jef Lambeaux and Julien Dillens.
In 1888, he won the Prix de Rome and spent four years on scholarship in Italy and abroad. He was also associated with the art group L'Essor.
His work includes:
- The quadriga, entitled Brabant Raising the National Flag, on the triumphal arch at the Cinquantenaire, with sculptor Thomas Vincotte, circa 1890
- Four Ages of Man, at the Botanical Garden of Brussels, circa 1898
- Memorial to Albrecht Rodenbach, in Roeselare, 1909
- Statue of priest and poet Guido Gezelle, Brussels
- Monument to the Two Congresses, with Belgian architect Henri d'Huicque, at the Congressional Plaza, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1914
- War memorial in Charleroi, Belgium
- Monument to Leon Frederick, Josaphat Park, Brussels
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