The orange lilies symbolize the Passion and the white irises purity, while the purple irises and the columbine stalks represent the seven sorrows of the Virgin.
altarpiece | Beatrice Portinari | Ghent Altarpiece | Candido Portinari | Altarpiece | Master of the Stauffenberg Altarpiece | Master of the Schöppingen Altarpiece | Grabow Altarpiece | Altarpiece in the St Peter's church, Le Crotoy |