Christina of Sweden. A Passion for Sculpture

The Prado Museum will host an exhibition that brings together several works that make up part of the most valuable collection of classical sculptures held by the museum in Room 74 of the Villanueva Building from 6 October to 7 February 2027. These works come from the collection assembled by Queen Christina of Sweden in Rome, before it was subsequently acquired by Isabella Farnese and incorporated into the Spanish Royal Collections.

Curated by Manuel Arias Martínez, Head of the Department of Sculpture up to 1700 at the Prado National Museum, this exhibition includes works from the Hellenistic period, Roman copies of Greek originals, portraits, imperial busts, Baroque sculptures that incorporate original classical fragments and even a copy of A Treatise on Paintin by Leonardo da Vinci, which is dedicated to the Queen.

Alongside the exhibition, the Prado Museum and the Swedish Embassy in Spain have organised a joint programme of activities that will analyse the legacy of Christina of Sweden from various fields of knowledge. Participants include the writer, Theodor Kallifatides, the illustrator Liv Strömquist, the Spanish astronaut, Sara García Alonso, and the Swedish astronaut, Christer Fuglesang.

Image Credit:

• Detail of Queen Christina of Sweden, Sébastien Bourdon