Kristina Vasa is known as Christina of Sweden in English.
All photos are in the public domain.
Portraits of Kristina
1640 portrait by Swedish court painter Jacob Henry Elbfas of 16-year-old Kristina
Portrait of Kristina by Sébastien Bourdon
Kristina painted by Jacob Ferdinand Voet
Kristina painted by Sébastien Bourdon in 1653
Portrait of Kristina painted by Abraham Wuchters in 1661
Kristina in her old age, painted around 1685
Other Images Related to Kristina’s Life
Kristina’s castle in Stockholm in 1661
The Silver Throne. Kristina sat upon this throne which was a gift in 1650. It is still the throne used by Swedish monarchs today (as of 2015).
Axel Oxenstierna, Kristina’s advisor and “second father”
Kristina’s cousin Charles Gustavus (1650)
Ebba Sparre, painted by Sébastien Bourdon in 1653
One of 80 letters from 1666-1668 in Sweden’s National Archives from Kristina to Decio Azzolino
Videos
Clip from Queen Christina (1933) where Greta Garbo playing Kristina declares she will die a bachelor, not an old maid
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVP9WA07tJg]
One of the scenes between Kristina and Ebba Sparre in 1933’s Queen Christina
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5r_gC-CcvYU]
Trailer for 2015’s The Girl King
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ags39i275ro]
More About Kristina
Podcast about Christina (Stuff You Missed in History Class, 2014)