The Virgin Mary appeared in the form of the new Eve in the dead Tree of Knowledge

The unusual image of the Virgin Mary was painted by Pecher Christus as a family altarpiece of the Virgin Mary (located in the Franciscan monastery in Bruges), we see the image of the Virgin Mary on the dead tree (she appeared in the legend of the Philip tree before an important battle), and the winding branches formed a crown of thorns.

Daughter of a dead tree

The Virgin Mary appears in the form of the new Eve, a tree that represents the tree of knowledge of good and evil, which withers away after committing original sin. According to the book of the prophet Ezekiel, the trees in the field know that the Lord, I cut down the tall trees, the green trees, the green trees withered, and the dead trees blossomed. This is the role of the Savior, who has a cross on his arm and a crown of thorns on the branches of the tree as one of the instruments of passion. 15 golden "a' hangs on a branch, indicating the first letter "Blessed Mary" (Catholic rosary) and 150 prayers "Blessed Mary" (150 hymns).

It is now in the collection of the Thyssen Museum in Madrid, Spain