 According to Jan Baptist Bedaux, the broom could also symbolize proverbial chastity; it "sweeps out impurities".The small medallions set into the frame of the convex mirror at the back of the room show tiny scenes from the Passion of Christ and may represent God's promise of salvation for the figures reflected on the mirror's convex surface.Furthering the Memorial theory, all the scenes on the wife's side are of Christ's death and resurrection.