The work represents the family of charles ii of styria (1540-1590), who was archduke of austria and duke of styria, carinthia and carniola, and his wife, duchess maria anna of bavaria. On the back of the painting there are the names of all the characters represented, and in this way it is confirmed that they appear:
emperor ferdinand ii of habsburg (1578-1637);
maximilian ernst of habsburg (1583-1616), wearing a yellow tunic and holding acetre and hyssop;
charles of habsburg (1590-1624), who was bishop of bratislava, holds a jug and wears a dalmatic for his status as deacon of the mass;
leopold v of habsburg, future bishop of passau and count of tyrol, appears with censer and navet and kneeling in front of the viewer. Behind the archduchess maria anna of bavaria, who is represented as the virgin mary and receiving communion from the hands of saint john the evangelist, appear:
maria anna of habsburg (1573-1598), short-lived wife of sigismund iii of poland;
maria christina of habsburg (1574-1621), wife of sigismund báthory, prince of transylvania. Eleanor of habsburg (1582-1620);
constance of habsburg (1588-1631), second wife of king sigismund iii of poland;
mary magdalene of austria (1589-1631), grand duchess of tuscany by her marriage to cosimo ii de' medici. Object Type: painting. Date: circa 1600. Dimensions: height: 210 cm (82.6 in); width: 144 cm (56.6 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Convent of Las Descalzas Reales. La comunión de la Virgen o La familia del archiduque Carlos de Estiria (Monasterio de las Descalzas Reales, Madrid)
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