Early Life, Family and Training Ghent, 1808. Edouard De Vigne enters a household where art is the primary language. He is born into a family of creators, the son of the painter Ignatius De Vigne and Marie Albertine Van Troostenberghe. The creative impulse runs through his siblings: Félix De Vigne pursues painting, Pierre De Vigne works in sculpture, and Alexandre De Vigne finds his expression in music. His formal education begins at…