Allegory of Obedience

The personification of Obedience, accompanied by a dog and a child, carries a pillar, an anchor, and a stringed instrument [attributes symbolizing various virtues]. Above them in heaven, the crucified Christ. Obedience is shot with arrows by various vices depicted on either side. In the corners, scenes with examples of obedience and disobedience. Top left: the sacrifice of Abraham. Top right: Joseph before his father Jacob. Bottom left: Samuel before Saul. Bottom right: the death of the prophet of Bethel. At the bottom, the expulsion of Adam and Eve from Paradise. Below the images, various inscriptions and Bible quotes in Latin.