02 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, February 8th, is Saint John of Matha’s Day, With Footnotes – 39

Juan Carreño de Miranda, (1614–1685)
The Foundation Mass of the Order of Trinitarians, c. 1666

Oil on canvas
Height: 500 cm (16.4 ft); Width: 315 cm (10.3 ft)
Louvre Museum

It should be noted that the actual vision of St. John de Matha was of Christ and two captives not an angel as has been reflected at times erroneously in some works of art. See the Mosaic St. John de Matha had installed in Rome at St. Thomas in Formis for an account of the vision. 

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