Kristina of sweden

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.

Countess Ebba's dress would belong in any Beaubrun brothers portrait, but this is Sweden and not France.

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

Queen Kristina of Sweden (1626-89) Visiting Professor Saumaise (1588-1653) - Niclas II Lafrensen

Queen Krystyna I of Sweden

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.