Artus Wolffort
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Artus Wolffort also Wolffaert, was a Flemish Baroque painter from Antwerp.

Biography

He studied first in Dordrecht
Dordrecht
Dordrecht , colloquially Dordt, historically in English named Dort, is a city and municipality in the western Netherlands, located in the province of South Holland. It is the fourth largest city of the province, having a population of 118,601 in 2009...

, where his family had emigrated in 1581, and after his return to Antwerp around 1615 in the studio of Otto van Veen
Otto van Veen
Otto van Veen, also known by his Latinized name Otto Venius or Octavius Vaenius, was a painter, draughtsman, and humanist active primarily in Antwerp and Brussels in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth century...

. Many of his paintings demonstrate the influence of Peter Paul Rubens either compositionally or, especially after about 1630, stylistically. He mostly painted religious works, including scenes from the life of Christ and Church fathers. Students included Pieter van Mol
Pieter van Mol
Pieter Van Mol was a Flemish painter. His style was profoundly influenced by Rubens and Abraham Janssen.-Life:...

 and Pieter van Lint
Pieter van Lint
Pieter van Lint was a Flemish Baroque painter, active in Antwerp and Italy, who painted both religious subjects and genre scenes.-Biography:...

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