Miniature Altarpiece: Virgin in the Sun

Triptych reliquary corpus: Virgin of the Rosary; Interior left wing: St. Barbara standing by her tower holding a sword as a symbol of her martyrdom and an eagle (?); Interior right wing: St. Catherine stands beside a broken wheel holding a sword as a symbol of her martyrdom and a hooded falcon as a symbol of her noble birth; Exterior left wing: St. Christopher carries the Christ Child through the water; Exterior right wing: St. George stands above a vanquished dragon; reliquary compartment: St. John the Evangelist stands holding a chalice

Saints; Virgin and Child

left scene: seated Saint Andrew with his cross flanked by seated saints Catherine with a sword (l) and Barbara beside a tower (r), each of whom holds a book; right scene: standing Virgin and Child with a male and a female donor kneeling in prayer to either side, with a blank escutcheon above each donor

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