Portret van Friedrich Ernst Daniel Schleiermacher 1797 - 1886

This is a print of Friedrich Schleiermacher by Friedrich Leonhard Lehmann. Schleiermacher, dressed in clerical garb, seems to gaze thoughtfully, inviting us to consider the social role of religion in 19th-century Europe. Made in Germany, this portrait reflects the era's fascination with individual character and the rise of religious and intellectual movements. Schleiermacher was a theologian and philosopher of considerable influence. Lehmann has presented Schleiermacher in a way that emphasizes his intellectual authority. The print itself, as a medium, allows for the wide dissemination of Schleiermacher's image and ideas. It thus marks a key moment in the transition from traditional forms of religious authority to a more public and mediated form of intellectual life. To understand this portrait better, we can turn to archives, letters, and theological texts. By understanding the institutional and social context in which Lehmann created this image, we recognize it as a product of a specific time and place, with its own biases and assumptions.