Coat of arms from the Capela dos Pinheiros
Author: Unknown
Date: 16th century
Material: Limestone
Dimensions (cm): H 89 x W 62 x D 50
Provenance: Guimarães, Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Oliveira, Capela dos Pinheiros
Inventory No.: MAS L 9
Coat of arms made of limestone (Ançã stone) with polychromy. This is a classical shield, without helm or cartouche, held by an angel. Partite composition: Cogominho, Pinheiro and Lobo.
The Capela dos Pinheiros, located on the ground floor of the bell tower of the Colegiada de Nossa Senhora da Oliveira, is the burial place for Doctor Pedro Esteves, Magistrate and Auditor to the Duke of Bragança, and his wife, Dona Isabel Pinheiro. The couple, whose residence was the Solar dos Pinheiros in Barcelos, was buried in the Collegiate Church of Guimarães, where one of his children, Dom Diogo Pinheiro, took holy orders and was prior between 1503 and 1514.