Saint Barbara with the tower (detail), Józef Mehoffer, between 1898 and 1899

The detail shows the central zone of the right-hand double window. A section of the right-hand window panel is depicted with st barbara. Her father threatens her with a clenched fist if she does not renounce the christian faith. Behind her rises a tower. Dais is the familiar distinctive sign for st. Barbara. The tower mehoffer depicts here is also a reference to his homeland. The model was the carpenter's tower in krakow. Object Type: painting. Genre: Art Nouveau. Date: between 1898 and 1899. Place of creation: en:Fribourg, Switzerland. Medium: stained glass. Collection: nave-aisle. Cathedral Fribourg vitrail Maertyrer 08