Reciproca Sponsae Sponsique ad Hortum suum Invitatio (Reciprocal Invitation of the Bride and Bridegroom to Their Respective Gardens)

In the background, Christ and a maiden wearing a crown meet at the threshold of an enclosed garden in which various personifications of sin are visible: the skeletal figure of death standing beneath the Tree of Forbidden Knowledge, two dancing satyrs, and a corpse labeled “Original Sin.” The maiden turns and gestures toward Christ, inviting him to enter this garden, which stands for the sinful state of her soul. In the foreground, Christ and the maiden appear again. They stand at the threshold of a second garden filled with instruments of the Passion: the three crosses, spear, nails, crown of thorns, hammer, scourge, etc. Christ turns toward the maiden and invites her to enter this garden, which stands for his power to absolve her soul of sin. She holds a heart in her right hand, offering it to Christ, thus signifying that she intends wholeheartedly to accept his invitation.