Quelle der Frömmigkeit
This arched panel painting acts like a visual sermon about salvation, literally titled 'Fountain of Mercy.' At the very top, God the Father and the Holy Spirit (as a dove) oversee a golden fountain rising from a stone basin—this isn't just water, but a metaphor for the saving blood of Christ. Two angels kneel to catch this holy liquid in chalices, flanked by Christ and the Virgin Mary, while the background features a dreamy, rocky landscape with tiny castles typical of the Northern Renaissance. Meanwhile, at the very bottom, naked souls trapped in the fires of Purgatory reach their hands upward, desperately hoping for a drop of that divine mercy to cool their suffering.