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Artist: Alexandre Cabanel (1823–1889)
French painter
Work period: between circa 1845 and circa 1887
Work location: Paris
Depicted people: Christina Nilsson
Title: Christina Nilsson, 1843-1921, opera-singer, as Ofelia
Object type: Painting
Description: Christina Nilsson (1843–1921) came from modest circumstances in the province of Småland, in southern Sweden. She moved to Paris, triumphed as an opera-singer and toured all over the world. She was also an avid art collector and bequeathed more than 200 objects to the Nationalmuseum.
Date: 1873
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: Height: 153 cm (60.2 in). Width: 90 cm (35.4 in).
Gripsholm Castle
Inscriptions (Swedish): Signerad: Alex. Cabanel 1873
SKU: 274164
