Queen christina of sweden

KRISTINA I. Gustavdotter (1626 - 1689), Queen of Sweden in 1632-1654 / By Abraham Wuchters.

In this portrait, Queen Christina of Sweden wears an elaborate silver dress and a regal blue fur-lined shawl. Christina ruled Sweden from 1640 to 1654, but abdicated her throne when she converted to Catholicism. She then moved to Rome, where she became one of the seventeenth century’s greatest patrons of the arts. A colourful character who flouted convention, she showed little regard for prevailing social customs and was often the subject of scandalous gossip. Her love of the arts was…

Portrait of Christina (1626-1689), Queen of Sweden, ca. 1680, by Jacob-Ferdinand Voet.

Malin Buska as Queen Kristina alongside Sarah Gadon as Kristina's love interest, Ebba Sparre - The Girl King

QUEEN CHRISTINA OF SWEDEN IN ROME in her old age c.1685. The Pope described Christina as "a queen without a realm, a Christian without faith, and a woman without shame". Notwithstanding all that, she became a leader of the theatrical and musical life and protected many Baroque artists, composers, and musicians. Being the guest of five consecutive popes, and a symbol of the Counter Reformation, she is one of the few women buried in the Vatican grotto.

Queen Christina of Sweden who supported castorato singers.

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Queen Christina of Sweden and Rene Descartes.

Portrait of Queen Christina of Sweden (1626-1689), ca. 1650, by Joachim von Sandrart I.

Sketches and color concepts for Queen Christina of Sweden for Firaxis Games. She was such a blast to work on! Her life story was FASCINATING and I really enjoyed having the chance to put her in masculine clothing

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Spurs. Sweden ca. 1600

School of Justus van Egmont Palazzo Arese Borromeo

Dressed in grey, Christine of Sweden appears on a rearing horse, which symbolizes her status as queen and her power in seventeenth-century Europe. The presence of a falconer beside the dogs alludes to her high station, as hunting was an exercised reserved for royalty and aristocracy.