Spanish School, 17th Century

A genealogical tree showing the spiritual and blood heirs of Don Rodrigo Nuñes Guzman traced down to Popes Benedict XI, Innocent V and Pius V, and King Philip III of Spain and Queen Isabella of Brabant, with the Madonna and Child

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Spanish School, 17th Century
A genealogical tree showing the spiritual and blood heirs of Don Rodrigo Nuñes Guzman traced down to Popes Benedict XI, Innocent V and Pius V, and King Philip III of Spain and Queen Isabella of Brabant, with the Madonna and Child
inscribed 'Exhibetur hoc schemate illustris gloria quam S. DOMINICUS ord. Praedicatorum fundator ex carnali ex spirituali nobilitate est consecutus. Natus enim ex nobilissima Guzmanorum familia (qua precipui Hispaniarum principes gloriantur) ad Austriacam quoq[ue] domum cognationem ... protendit, ut sinistro huius arboris ramo ostenditur, qui per parentum proliumq[ue] seriem a S. DOMINICI auo ad Inuictiss. Imperatorem Mathiam, Hispaniarum regem Philippum ex. cognationem deducit, ita ut in 16. gradu per lineam trans- uersam B. DOMINICO sanguine sint coniuncti: teste inter caeteros Ambrosio Morales Cordu. Chronista regio. Gloriam hanc auget spirituale Sanctorum germen quod ex eodem B B. Patre ut uite prodijt; cuius ne minimam partem ob loci angustiam dextro ramo comprahendere licuit.', the portraits inscribed with identifications
bodycolour heightened with white (oxidised) and gold on vellum
20 x 13 7/8 in. (509 x 353 mm.)

Lot Essay

Guzman was the progenitor of one of the most illustious families in Spain. He was grandfather to Saint Dominic and ancestor of Queen Leonora, wife of King Alfonso XI (1311-50) and through her of the Spanish Royal House.

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