David TENIERS the Old (1582-1649) - Lot 741

David TENIERS the Old (1582-1649) Father Dominic of Jesus Mary Ruzzola giving the scapular to Ferdinand II of the Holy Empire and his wife Eleanor of Mantua, during the Thirty Years War. Canvas signed lower left Teniers H. 98 cm L. 77cm ET On the reverse side an inscription: Painting By David Teniers & Signed on the left in the part / Covered by the frame / Miracle of faith in the life of St Francis Old restorations Misses and accidents to the frame During the Thirty Years War (1618 - 1648) between Catholics and Protestants, Father Dominic of of Jesus Mary, a Discalced Carmelite, was sent in 1620 by Pope Paul V to the Catholic sovereigns against whom the Protestant states of Bohemia had revolted. He occupied a preponderant place in the spiritual accompaniment the spiritual accompaniment of the armies and distributed in particular the scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, which places the wearer under the protection of the Virgin. He gave it especially to Ferdinand II and his wife and his wife in Vienna, as well as the Duke of Bavaria and the Archdukes Isabella and Albert.