David Beck, 1650 - Queen Christina of Sweden (1626 - 1689) - fine art print

What specifically does the original description of the Nationalmuseum Stockholm state about this 17th century artwork painted by David Beck? (© - by Nationalmuseum Stockholm - www.nationalmuseum.se)

English: Christina ruled over an expansive superpower. There are several details in this portrait of her that point to interests far beyond Sweden’s borders: the shimmering silk, the citrus blossoms in her hair, and the idealized landscape that fades away in the distance. The rich folds of the dress, the elegant turn of the body, and the sense of capturing the fleeting moment—she is just looking up from reading a letter—were highly fashionable elements in portraiture at the time. The artist was, after all, trained in London by Anthony van Dyck, the leading portraitist of the Baroque. Kristina regerade över en expansiv stormakt. I porträttet av henne finns flera detaljer som pekar på intressen långt utanför Sveriges gränser: det glänsande sidentyget, citrusblommorna i håret och ideallandskapet som tonar bort i fjärran. Klädernas rika veck, den eleganta kroppsvridningen och ögonblickskaraktären – hon tittar just upp från läsningen av ett brev – var högsta mode inom porträttkonsten. Så var också konstnären skolad i London hos Anthonis van Dyck, barockens ledande porträttmålare.

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Summary of this more than 370 year-old work of art

In the year 1650 David Beck created the painting. The 370 years old version of the work of art measures the size: Height: 110 cm (43,3 ″); Width: 92 cm (36,2 ″) Framed: Height: 129 cm (50,7 ″); Width: 111 cm (43,7 ″); Depth: 10 cm (3,9 ″). Today, this artpiece belongs to the Nationalmuseum Stockholm's digital art collection, which is Sweden's museum of art and design, a Swedish government authority with a mandatet o preserve cultural heritage and promote art, interest in art and knowledge of art. We are delighted to reference that this public domain work of art is being provided with courtesy of Nationalmuseum Stockholm & Wikimedia Commons.Moreover, the artwork has the creditline: . In addition to this, the alignment is in portrait format with a side ratio of 1 : 1.2, which implies that the length is 20% shorter than the width.

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