Queen Kristina and Monaldeschi, Johan Fredrik Höckert, 1853

"queen kristina orders the killing of monaldeschi. " in april 1656, the italian marquis and courtier gian rinaldo monaldesco (monaldeschi) entered the service of queen kristina and became her chief groom. Queen kristina regarded monaldeschi as her subject. He was convicted and sentenced to death by the queen. The sentence was executed by her bodyguards on 10 november 1657 in the galerie des cerfs at fontainebleau. The incident caused a huge stir in france. Object Type: painting. Date: 1853. Dimensions: 150 x 201 cm. Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Gothenburg Museum of Art. Johan Fredrik Höckert - Drottning Kristina och Monaldeschi