Saint Christopher is shown wading across a river carrying the Christ Child on his shoulders. Jesus himself is holding the globe. The painting is thought to have been donated by Christoph von Utenheim (d. 1527), bishop of Basel.

The eight glass paintings from the Charterhouse of Freiburg belonged to a cycle of 31 panels (five of which were destroyed in the war), which probably adorned the large cloister originally. They count among the most outstanding examples of German stained glass of the early 16th century. Especially remarkable is the graphic modelling of the bodies, the drapery and the landscapes.

Also of historical interest are the numerous inscriptions scored into the glass by visitors to the charterhouse, with dates ranging from the 16th to 18th century.

When the charterhouse was secularized in 1782, the highly prized stained glass was removed and transferred to the Abbey Church of St. Blaise in the Black Forest, where the late medieval windows were combined with contemporary creations.

After the dissolution of St. Blaise Abbey, the windows were again sold and after changing hands several times entered the Graf Douglas Collection, which was sold at auction in Cologne in 1897.