Our Lady of Mercy with the Catholic Monarchs and their family, Diego de la Cruz, circa 1486

The work shows the catholic monarchs, isabel i of castile and ferdinand ii of aragon, together with the virgin of mercy and the following characters: prince juan of aragón (1478-1497), first-born son of the catholic monarchs. The infanta isabel of aragon (1470-1498), sister of the previous one and queen consort of portugal. Infanta juana (1479-1555), who would come to reign in castile and aragon as juana i. Cardinal pedro gonzález de mendoza (1428-1495), archbishop of toledo and major chancellor of castile. On the right there are six nuns dressed in the cistercian habit and praying. And next to her appears an abbess with her staff who has been identified with the sister of the said cardinal, leonor de mendoza, who was abbess of the las huelgas monastery in burgos between 1486 and 1499. Object Type: painting. Date: circa 1486. Dimensions: height: 149 cm (58.6 in); width: 127 cm (50 in). Medium: oil on panel. Collection: Abbey of Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas. Diego de la Cruz, La Virgen de la Misericordia con los Reyes Católicos y su familia. Monasterio de las Huelgas, Burgos