Cristina de Suecia. Pasión por la escultura

Exhibition at the Museo del Prado focusing on classical sculptures from the collection assembled by Queen Christina of Sweden in Rome, later incorporated into the Spanish royal collections.

The exhibition brings together several pieces from the Museo del Prado's collection of classical sculptures. They come from the collection formed by Christina of Sweden in Rome, which Elisabeth Farnese later acquired to incorporate into the Spanish royal collections. The route includes works from the Hellenistic period, Roman copies of Greek models, imperial portraits and busts, as well as Baroque sculptures that incorporate remains of Antiquity.

The exhibition is curated by Manuel Arias Rodríguez, head of the sculpture collection at the Museo Nacional del Prado. Among the pieces is also a copy of Leonardo da Vinci's treatise on painting dedicated to the queen, which provides a documentary component distinct from the rest of the works on the route.

In parallel, the Museo del Prado and the Embassy of Sweden in Spain have prepared a programme of activities that addresses the legacy of Christina of Sweden from different fields of knowledge. Taking part are the writer Theodor Kallifatides, the illustrator Liv Strömquist, the Spanish astronaut Sara García Alonso and the Swedish astronaut Christer Fuglesang.