Crucifixion
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Crucifixion with the Virgin swooning supported by St. John the Evangelist and Mary Magdalene in the left foreground
Crucifixion with the Virgin swooning supported by St. John the Evangelist and Mary Magdalene in the left foreground
St. Christopher crosses the water carrying the Christ Child guided by a hermit holding a lamp; Anne, Joachim, Mary and the Christ Child are seated together and Joachim reads from a book
upper: St Jerome as a cardinal, St. Jerome and the lion and in the background merchants. lower: St Jerome in the wilderness kneeling before a crucifix, in front of him his lion and behind him his cardinal's robes. In the background a castle amid trees.
source: V&A website
Upper scene: St. Christopher; lower scene: Holy Family
Upper scene: Crucifixion; lower scene; Carrying of the Cross; on the outside are four medallions with heraldic lions holding an empty escutcheon
Upper scene: unknown martyr: a half-naked man is attached to pillars and surrounded by soldiers and a variety of other people; lower scene: St. Christopher carries the Christ Child across the water guided by a hermit holding a lantern on the left
Prayer bead in form of the Virgin's head with interior scenes of Carrying of the Cross (upper scene); Crucifixion with the Swoon of the Virgin (lower scene)
Lower capsule: St. George, mounted, slays the dragon while the princess looks on; Upper capsule is empty
Upper scene: seated Virgin and Child; Lower scene: St. John the Evangelist holding a chalice and a host (?)
Upper scene: Crucifixion with Abraham and Isaac in left background, sacrifice of Isaac in right background; Lower scene: Brazen Serpent with scene of Cain killing Abel in left background