01 Work, Interpretation of the bible, Artus Wolffort's Christ at the Pool of Bethesda, with Footnotes #198

Artus Wolffort, Antwerp 1581 - 1641

Christ at the Pool of Bethesda

Oil on canvas

 136 x 198.2 cm.; 53½ x 78 in.

Private collection

Sold for GBP 70,100 in Apr 2008

The Pool of Bethesda is a pool in Jerusalem known from the New Testament account of Jesus miraculously healing a paralysed man, from the fifth chapter of the Gospel of John, where it is described as being near the Sheep Gate, surrounded by five covered colonnades or porticoes. It is now associated with the site of a pool near the gate now called the Lions' Gate or St. Stephen's Gate and the Church of St. Anne, that was excavated in the late 19th century. More on Pool of Bethesda

Artus Wolffort, Artus Wolffaert or Artus Wolffaerts (1581–1641) was a Flemish painter known mainly for his history paintings depicting religious and mythological scenes.

Wolffort was born in Antwerp and moved with his parents to Dordrecht. He trained as a painter in Dordrecht where he joined the local Guild of Saint Luke in 1603. He returned to Antwerp around 1615 and became a member of the Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke in 1617.

Artus Wolffort likely operated a workshop in Antwerp, which produced various copies of his works.

His pupils included his son Jan Baptist Wolfaerts, Pieter van Lint, Pieter van Mol and Lucas Smout the Elder. He died in Antwerp. More on Artus Wolffort

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