Godofredo y el Consejo escuchan la demanda de Armida

Painted by David Teniers the Younger, this work dates to 1628, with some records indicating an inception range beginning in that year. The composition illustrates a scene from Torquato Tasso's Jerusalem Delivered, depicting Godfrey of Bouillon and his council receiving Armida's petition. Executed in oil on a copper support, the small-scale panel measures 27 by 39 centimeters.

The painting entered the Spanish royal collection, where it was successively owned by monarchs Philip V, Elisabeth Farnese, Charles III, and Ferdinand VII. Historically, the work was located in several royal sites, including the Royal Palace of Aranjuez and the Royal Palace of La Granja de San Ildefonso, before becoming part of the holdings at the Museo del Prado.

The painting is held in the Museo del Prado, Madrid, with inventory number P001312.

It was exhibited at the Real Sitio de San Lorenzo de El Escorial in 1983 as part of the "Exposición de Pintura Flamenca en las Colecciones del Museo del Prado" (cat. no. 131).

Created in 1628, this oil on canvas by David Teniers the Younger portrays a ceremonial gathering of medieval figures around a throne. The central seated figure, clad in a blue tunic beneath a red cloak, is flanked by armored nobles, one brandishing a spear and another a sword. A distant cityscape under a cloud‑streaked sky frames the scene, lending it a sense of staged grandeur.

Executed during the early Baroque period, the work aligns with contemporary interests in historical and literary subjects, particularly those drawn from crusader legends. Teniers, known for genre scenes and courtly commissions, adapts his detailed observation of costume and setting to a more elevated, narrative genre.