Porträt Christian Krumbholtz (1665-1714)

Portrait of Christian Krumbholtz. The German theologian is shown here as a half-figure facing to the right. He turned his head towards the observer, but looks past him on the left. He wears a conspicuous neck and a kind of ornat and a wig. Behind him, a curtain appears from the left and there are books on a shelf to the right behind him. In his hands he also holds a book and presents the viewer with two pages: "Isaiah 23, 29. God’s rath is wonderful and feels it out. I am not happy with my enemy that I am lying next to him, I will come up again."An oval medallion surrounds the effigy, the middle circle is described with the main activities of Krumbholtz, its secondary activities and its life data on the outer circle. The portrait is followed by a biblical text by Johannes Andreas Goebelius. Christian Krumbholtz studied philosophy and theology in Leipzig. He then worked for a short time as a catechist at the Church of Nicolai in Leipzig, after which he was appointed as deaconus to Prussia in Hungary in 1688, but was deposed there because of troublemaking. He later preached at the Sophienkirche in Dresden, 1700 at the St. Peter’s Church in Hamburg. Due to further unrest, he was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1710. Jodocus Egidius Krauss executed this leaf as a copper engraving. There are contradictions about the life data of the depicted: while the German National Library 1665 to 1714 states, here is stated in the medallion of the Portrait 1662. The Duke August Library in Wolfenbüttel agrees to the year of birth 1662, but uses it as the year of death 1725 and gives a different steer of the leaf. The Germanic National Museum in Nuremberg also owns the present sheet and gives it as a period of origin 1708 to 1725. Signature: J. E. Krauss sc. N. Inscription: [medallion] The captured servant JESU LHRJSTJ. D. Christian Krumbholtz Haupt- pastor of the Petro- Paulinische kirche in Hamburg and Scholarcha in Hamburg. On the day Martini Ao. Bent to Neustadt bey Dresden in 1662. To Leipzig da 1685: Magister. follow Th. Baccal Sonnab. Preacher to St. Nicol. last 1701. Lic. and Kiel Doct. 1692. Preacher in Pressburg 1698. To S. Soph. in Dresden 1700.26. Nov. Pastor in Hamburg alda 1708. Monday after Trinit. Morning between 2 and 3. The first part of the book is taken by the author. [Plate] See, expensive JESUS-Heerd, thieß is your loyal teacher, The one for your souls = Heyl in the eighth year A consolation of the sad, the mistaken converters, But now the Kercker finstre night closes! The fidelity, so alsteths in his Hertzen thronet, The erudition with eloquence,// And what good else in his soul, Heran gedencke [u. l. Ebr. 13-7] but ô Hamburg, anytime, And please God for him! You will be in Zions-Auen, (Where hie doesn’t go again) Looking at the most beautiful himels-glantz as a teacher [among others Dan. 12- 13] If your faith follows [u. l. FolEbr. 13-7 ¹], your wish will come true! Venerando Theologo rogatus luben, Sed et lugens cum voto posuit. Ionnes Andreas Goebelius. (HänHändel-Haus Halle Foundation)