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441 - Workshop of Artus Wolffort (Antwerp, 1581–1641) – Saint Jame…
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Estimate €22,500 - €35,000
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Workshop of Artus Wolffort (Antwerp, 1581–1641) – Saint James the Greater, Saint Thaddeus and Saint Bartholomew Oil on canvas. Dimensions: 117 x 96 cm each. An important group belonging to the celebrated apostolic series developed within the circle of Artus Wolffort in Antwerp during the first decades of the 17th century. The paintings depict Saint James the Greater, Saint Thaddeus and Saint Bartholomew, identified by Latin inscriptions on trompe-l’œil cartouches at the bottom, where they are depicted in association with various articles of the Apostles’ Creed, in keeping with the Flemish iconographic tradition inspired by late Mannerist engravings and widely disseminated in Flanders at the end of the 16th and beginning of the 17th centuries. The compositions reveal a strong Caravaggesque influence in the use of light and the monumentality of the figures, characteristics typical of the artistic milieu of Antwerp in the time of Rubens and Jordaens. Saint James the Greater is depicted in pilgrim’s garb with the traditional symbols of St James; Saint Thaddeus is shown absorbed in reading the Scriptures against a sombre landscape; Whilst Saint Bartholomew is shown in a meditative and penitent pose, intensely illuminated against a dark, highly dramatic background, the series demonstrates the predominant involvement of Artus Wolffort’s workshop, whilst maintaining the high technical and compositional quality of the original models conceived by the master. This group forms part of the well-known series of apostles produced by Wolffort and his workshop, studied by specialists such as Hans Vlieghe and Julius S. Held, who highlighted the importance of these compositions within Flemish devotional art of the early Baroque. The frontal arrangement of the figures, the naturalism of the faces, the careful depiction of books and attributes, as well as the refined use of chiaroscuro, reflect the assimilation of Italian influences within Flemish religious painting of the early 17th ...
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About the sale GRAND JULY AUCTION – FINE ART, OLD MASTERS AND JEWELLERY
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Auction time 07/15/2026 at 3:00 PM
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