Oberrheinisch
Five Holy Virgins: Verena, Genevieve, Margaret, Barbara and Dorothy, um 1500
About the object
The saints are characterised by their respective attributes: Verena of Zurzach (comb and water jar), Genoveva (book), Margarethe (book and cross staff), Barbara (tower and palm tree) and Dorothea (rose-filled basket). The panel was part of a winged altarpiece in the Günterstal Cistercian monastery near Freiburg.