Christoph Finolt

Detail of Christoph Finolt's epitaph, which probably shows him

Christoph Finolt (* unknown; † August 20, 1582 in Leipzig ) came from a Nuremberg dealer family. His brother Andreas erected an epitaph in his honor , which can be seen in the University Church of St. Pauli in Leipzig .

family

The Nuremberg trading house Finolt in Leipzig has been traceable since 1557. Around 1572, the Nuremberg businessman Joachim Finolt had also taken over the Leipzig trading houses from Hieronymus Lotter . He traded in cloths and woolen goods as well as spices and medicines and enjoyed a high reputation among the citizens of Leipzig and the university. This competition was not welcomed by the Leipzig merchants and it was not until 1585 that the Finolt family was accepted into the Leipzig Kramerinnung on the orders of Elector August .

In 1582 he handed over the Leipzig branch of his trading house to his sons Christoph and Andreas Finolt. But the former died on August 20, 1582. Both the dispute with the Leipzig merchants and the reputation in the Leipzig University can be the reason why the burial did not take place in the Nikolaikirche , but in the University Church of St. Pauli in Leipzig .

epitaph

Epitaph for Christoph Finolt

Designed in the style of the Italian Renaissance Epitaph created consists of a shrine -Rahmung in white and gold, a painting and a writing tablet as lower termination. The panel in the middle shows the adoration of the baby Jesus by the shepherds according to the Gospel of Luke ( Lk 2.8–20 EU ). Striking are two portraits that are inserted in contemporary clothing in the style of the then reigning Spanish King Philip II . On the one hand, there is the painter in the background of the picture, who represented himself with a painting stick and color palette , and the person in the foreground who is believed to be the deceased.

Individual evidence

^ Herbert Pönicke: The Nuremberg trading house Finolt in Leipzig (1557-1617) . Ed .: Association for the History of the City of Leipzig. tape 14 . Leipzig 1929, ISBN 978-3-374-02707-1 , pp. 46 ff .
^ Rudolf Hiller von Gaertringen (ed.): RESTAURO. Epitaphs from the St. Pauli University Church. 5th, revised edition. University of Leipzig, 2016, ISBN 978-3-9816627-2-6 .
↑ Rudolf Hiller von Gaertringen (ed.): Ade Welt, Ich bin nun aus (= contributions to Leipzig university and science history . Series A, volume 7 ). 1st edition. Evangelische Verlagsanstalt, Leipzig 2011, ISBN 978-3-374-02707-1 , p. 139 ff .

personal data
SURNAME	Finolt, Christoph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Merchant in Leipzig
DATE OF BIRTH	16th Century
DATE OF DEATH	August 20, 1582
Place of death	Leipzig

[1] Herbert Pönicke: The Nuremberg trading house Finolt in Leipzig (1557-1617) . Ed .: Association for the History of the City of Leipzig. tape 14 . Leipzig 1929, ISBN 978-3-374-02707-1 , pp. 46 ff .

[2] Rudolf Hiller von Gaertringen (ed.): RESTAURO. Epitaphs from the St. Pauli University Church. 5th, revised edition. University of Leipzig, 2016, ISBN 978-3-9816627-2-6 .

[3] Rudolf Hiller von Gaertringen (ed.): Ade Welt, Ich bin nun aus (= contributions to Leipzig university and science history . Series A, volume 7 ). 1st edition. Evangelische Verlagsanstalt, Leipzig 2011, ISBN 978-3-374-02707-1 , p. 139 ff .