Portative Organ by The Early Music Shop

Portative Organ

Why is this infant placing a gold ring on a woman’s finger? Look closely at the hands of the Christ Child and Saint Catherine. This is the “Virgin and Child with Saints Catherine and Barbara,” painted around 1480 by the Master of the Saint Lucy Legend. It was produced in Bruges, a primary center for the Northern Renaissance, commissioned for private prayer in a domestic setting or small chapel. The central scene depicts the Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine, signifying her spiritual commitment