Sten Sture Frees the Captive Danish Queen Kristina from Vadstena Convent, Carl Larsson

Sten Sture Frees the Captive Danish Queen Kristina from Vadstena Convent

Sten Sture dä befriar den fågna Danska drottningen Kristina ur Vadstena kloster (museum title)

Carl Larsson (Swedish) (1853-1919)

Movement: National Romanticism
Date: 1876
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 119 × 208.5 cm
Collection: Gothenburg Museum of Art, Sweden
Rights: Public domain
Photograph: Göteborgs konstmuseum / Hossein Sehatlou, CC BY 4.0

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History scene Middle Ages Queen Jester Nun Lord Armor Fur Page Boy Soldier Helmet Crowd Flag Lady Crucifix Cross Lectern Book Lute Instrument Throne Door Gothic Interior Convent Building Chiaroscuro Oil on canvas Signature Sweden Sten Sture Vadstena

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