Andrea Pompili, hand-drawn

Azure, two chevronels Argent between in chief two mullets of six points Or, and in base a Scots pine eradicated proper.

Coat of arms depicted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a pointed outer contour and with a texturized finish.

G0066, Chief Herald of Arms of Malta's grant of Andrea Pompili's arms, whose coat of arms has been emblazoned by me. The hand-drawn tree shown in this photograph was originally created for the coat of arms of Andrea Pompili, commissioned by Dr Charles A. Gauci, Chief Herald of Arms of Malta. Some time later, an art collector asked me for a dedicated hand drawing. I chose this tree because its canopy has a distinctive heraldic shape, setting it apart from the other drawings in his collection, as it was specifically designed to fit beneath the two chevronels. This is also the reason for the handwritten note «under a chevron» beside the drawing. Before sending it, I inscribed the sheet with a dedication, which explains the handwritten text visible alongside the artwork.

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Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Or, Two, One, Chevronel, Between, In chief, Mullet, In base, Scots pine, Tree, Eradicated and Proper.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Pointed.

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Pompili, Andrea.

The July 2025 edition of Ireland’s Genealogical Gazette, the monthly newsletter of the Genealogical Society of Ireland, is now available online.

My lecture «Women and Arms: Contemporary coats of arms for women worldwide», delivered for the Royal Association of Hidalgos of Spain, has been featured on page 4 of Ireland's Genealogical Gazette (Volume 20, Number 7, July 2025), the official publication of the Genealogical Society of Ireland.

The article highlights my presentation on the relationship between women and heraldry, as well as my longstanding commitment to the principle of equality in the assumption, inheritance and enjoyment of coats of arms.

The Gazette also refers to the reforms promoted by the late Brendan O’Donoghue, Chief Herald of Ireland from 1997 to 2003, who ensured that the provisions of the «Equal Status Act» were applied to heraldic services in Ireland.

Particular mention is made of the cases of the arms of Margaret Byrne and Kathleen Kane, two Irish armigerous women discussed during the lecture.

I am grateful to the Genealogical Society of Ireland and Ireland's Genealogical Gazette for this recognition, which represents an important international acknowledgement of my work in support of a more inclusive and equitable approach to heraldry.

You can read the Gazette here: familyhistory.ie/gazette.

Publius Vergilius Maro, from 70 to 19 BC, «Aeneid», Rome, 1^st Century BC.

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Virgil, or Publius Vergilius Maro (70–19 BC), was the greatest epic poet of ancient Rome. Commissioned during the reign of Emperor Augustus, he composed the «Aeneid» between approximately 29 and 19 BC to provide Rome with a national epic comparable to the Greek «Iliad» and «Odyssey». The poem recounts the journey of Aeneas from the fallen city of Troy to Italy, where his descendants would eventually found Rome. Although Virgil wished the unfinished work to be destroyed upon his death, Augustus ordered its preservation and publication. The «Aeneid» soon became one of the masterpieces of Latin literature and has profoundly influenced Western culture, literature, and heraldic tradition. It is included in this bibliography because it is an excellent source of classical Latin mottoes suitable for coats of arms in heraldry, among them the mottos «Miseris succurrere disco» and «Sic itur ad astra» .

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Bibliographical reference of century I B.C.

Classification: Latin language.

The author is Virgil, Publius Vergilius.

The following articles cite this bibliographic reference:

• Crown and motto of Amber Martinez
• Family of Paul and Kari Herndon

Luis Valero de Bernabé y Martín de Eugenio, «The Castles in Heraldry», Cuadernos de Ayala, issue 103, pages 26 and 27, Segovia, July–September 2025.

This article presents a series of current castle coats of arms, the first of them corresponds to my interpretation of the Castilian castle, which is described in this article in a similar way to how I paint it, which makes me extremely pleased.

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Bibliographical reference of century XXI.

Classification: Article, In color and Castilian language.

The author is Valero de Bernabé y Martín de Eugenio, Luis.

Internal resources: CAyala.103.Castillo.Castilian.pag.26-27.pdf Complete journal.

Tierced per fess: 1 Sable, seven mullets Argent arranged as the Plough of Ursa Major; 2 Azure; 3 Sanguine, a demi-sun issuant from base Or.

Arms painted by me, in flat tinctures, contoured in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a texturized finish.

Coat of arms of Marcio Vieira Nastri emblazoned by me.

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Blazon keywords: Sable, Azure, Sanguine, Argent, Or, Seven, One, Tierced per fess, Mullet, Plough of Ursa Major, Demi, Sun, Issuant from base, Motto and Scroll.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Plain tincture and Ogee.

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Nastri, Marcio Vieira.

Tierced per fess: 1 Sable, seven mullets Argent arranged as the Plough of Ursa Major; 2 Azure; 3 Sanguine, a demi-sun issuant from base Or.

Escudo terciado en faja: 1^o de sable, siete estrellas de cinco puntas de plata dispuestas como el Carro de la Osa Mayor; 2^o de azur; 3^o de sanguíneo con un sol moviente de la punta de oro.

Arms depicted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a leather finish.

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Blazon keywords: Sable, Azure, Sanguine, Argent, Or, Seven, One, Tierced per fess, Mullet, Plough of Ursa Major, Demi, Sun, Issuant from base, Motto and Scroll.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Leather.

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Nastri, Marcio Vieira.

Tierced per fess: 1 Sable, seven mullets Argent arranged as the Plough of Ursa Major; 2 Azure; 3 Sanguine, a demi-sun issuant from base Or. Motto: «Incipit Vita Nova» Or, over a scroll Sanguine doubled Or.

Escudo terciado en faja: 1^o de sable, siete estrellas de cinco puntas de plata dispuestas como el Carro de la Osa Mayor; 2^o de azur; 3^o de sanguíneo con un sol moviente de la punta de oro. Lema: «Incipit Vita Nova» de oro, sobre una filacteria de sanguíneo doblada de oro.

Coat of arms depicted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an ogee outer contour and with a leather finishing.

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Blazon keywords: Sable, Azure, Sanguine, Argent, Or, Seven, One, Tierced per fess, Mullet, Plough of Ursa Major, Demi, Sun, Issuant from base, Motto and Scroll.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Leather.

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Nastri, Marcio Vieira.

Tierced per fess: 1 Sable, seven mullets Argent arranged as the Plough of Ursa Major; 2 Azure; 3 Sanguine, a demi-sun issuant from base Or. Crest: Upon a wreath Or and Sanguine, a raven proper.

Arms painted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a leather finishing.

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Blazon keywords: Sable, Azure, Sanguine, Argent, Or, Seven, One, Tierced per fess, Mullet, Plough of Ursa Major, Demi, Sun, Issuant from base, Crest, Upon (wreath), Wreath, Raven and Proper.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Leather.

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Nastri, Marcio Vieira.

Continue with: Crest and motto of Marcio Vieira Nastri.