Arthur Wolffordt

Artus Wolfordt (1581–1641)
portrait by Anthony van Dyck

Artus Wolffordt (* 1581 in Antwerp ; † 1641 ibid) (also: Wolfaerts , Wolffort , Wolfert ) was a Flemish painter.

Shortly after his birth, his parents moved to Dordrecht . On December 29, 1603, he became a member of the St. Lucas guild , but was soon struck out of it again because he was no longer wealthy enough. In 1615 he became Otto van Veen's assistant in Antwerp. In 1617 he is said to have painted The Resurrection and the Assumption on the altar in St. Paul's Cathedral in Antwerp .

Numerous works with religious motifs have been created in his workshop.

Esther's toilet in Ahasuerus ' harem , c. 1620, Victoria and Albert Museum

His students included Pieter Van Mol (1599–1650) and Pieter van Lint (1609–1690).

Works

• Saint Matthew (1620), Musée des beaux-arts , Besançon
• Achelous' feast between 1625 and 1629 KHM image database
• Christ in the Pharisee's House , Columbia Museum of Art
• The four evangelists Le musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux Museum Bordeaux
• Democritus, the laughing philosopher , oil on panel
• Esther in the women's shelter of Ahasuerus , oil on canvas, Robert Simon Fine Art

family

Artus Wolffordt was married in Antwerp. His son Jan Baptist Wolfert (born November 15, 1625; after 1656) also became a painter, and one of his daughters married the painter Wilhelm van Herp (1614–1677).

literature

• Hermann Arthur Lier:  Wolffordt, Artus . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 44, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1898, p. 548.

Web links

Commons : Artus Wolffort  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Biography (eng.)