& Marker, Lise-Lone (1996).

[131] In similar fashion to the popes, her body was placed in three coffins – one of cypress, one of lead and finally one made of oak. Too far, too far from land Soon it became clear they did not like each other; she disapproved of his mechanical view, and he did not appreciate her interest in Ancient Greek. "Expressions of power: Queen Christina of Sweden and patronage in Baroque Europe, p. 57 by Nathan A. Popp", "Who's Who in Queen Christina's Life by Tracy Marks", "Antique map of Scandinavia by Blaeu W. & J. In: The Music Room in Early Modern France and Italy. [131], According to Christina's autobiography, the midwives at her birth first believed her to be a boy because she was "completely hairy and had a coarse and strong voice". She returned to Rome and dismissed Santinelli in 1659, claiming to be her ambassador in Vienna without her approval.

I am so small on this earth I am nothing without you Daring to doubt you at all Turns a knife in my heart, Little by little I’m losing my way In the shadows I am losing my hold And the world falls apart, And without you I am drifting On a vast and rising sea You have to be there, you have to Without you I drown in the deep Too far, too far from land The waters drag me down I reach for your hand, E-postadressen publiceras inte. Blaise Pascal offered her a copy of his pascaline. [66], In February 1689, the 62-year-old Christina fell seriously ill after a visit to the temples in Campania, and received the last rites. The Ellis-May partnership has interested me since they first got together, because as great as Ellis and Freddie Mercury  are, and as similar as they can be once they get to belting, the two of them have fundamentally different tones. ", "The Correspondence of Isaac Vossius (currently 1,702 letters) – EMLO", Il y a des preuves que René Descartes a été assassiné », "Expressions of power: Queen Christina of Sweden and patronage in Baroque Europe by Nathan A. Popp, University of Iowa", Beneath the surface: the portraiture and visualrhetoric of Sweden's Queen ChristinaNathan Alan Popp, "The Formula of Concord in the History of Swedish Lutheranism, p. 6 By Docent Seth Erlandsson, Uppsala", "Converts, Conversion, and the Confessionalization Thesis, Once Again", Rome and the Counter-Reformation in Scandinavia: The age of Gustavus Adolphus and Queen Christina of Sweden (1662–1656), "The physician Romolo Spezioli (1642 -1723) and his private library in the Public Library of Fermo", "Romolo Spezioli, medico di Cristina di Svezia", "By subtle means Bourdelot undermined her principles", "Memoirs of Christina, Queen of Sweden: In 2 volumes. Her departure was on 8 November.[84]. She now became an Epicurean. In 1645 Christina invited Hugo Grotius to become her librarian, but he died on his way in Rostock. [66], Bargrave recounted that Christina's relationship with Azzolino was both "familiar" (intimate) and "amorous" and that Azzolino had been sent (by the Pope) to Romania as punishment for maintaining it. But, you just have to remember that if everyone liked you you would be… The song has also been made famous by Susan Boyle. Sweden now virtually controlled the Baltic Sea, had unrestricted access to the North Sea and was no longer encircled by Denmark–Norway. Christina sent him food and hundreds of letters when he was locked up in Castel Sant'Angelo. [57][58], After reigning almost twenty years, working at least ten hours a day, Christina had what some have interpreted as a nervous breakdown. Königstitulatur und Vandalenrezeption im frühneuzeitlichen Schweden. pp. [note 7] In February 1652 the French doctor Pierre Bourdelot arrived in Stockholm. As Queen of Naples she would be financially independent of the Swedish king, and also capable of negotiating peace between France and Spain. You have to be there, you have to Too far, too far from land There she was informed that Alexander VII, her patron and tormentor, had died in May 1667. [34][35], In 1646 Christina's good friend, the French ambassador Pierre Chanut, met and corresponded with the philosopher René Descartes, asking him for a copy of his Meditations. In 1636–1637, Peter Minuit and Samuel Blommaert negotiated with the government to found New Sweden, the first Swedish colony in the New World. So Christina became the undisputed heir presumptive. I don’t speak Swedish or anything, but having some knowledge of the lyrics is enough to make her facial expression and her voice unbelievably affecting. The central image of the song is that of a body being pummeled by a “dark and rising sea,” where God is (or perhaps can be) an outstretched hand to rescue our heroine from the water. She is very smiling and obliging.

I reach for your hand He too had been a pupil of Johannes Matthiae, and his uncle had been Gustav Adolf's teacher. [25], In 1649, with the help of her uncle, John Casimir, and her cousins, Christina tried to reduce the influence of Oxenstierna, and she declared Casimir's son, her cousin Charles Gustav, as her heir presumptive. [34][35] Among the French artists she employed was Anne Chabanceau de La Barre, who was made court singer. "[86] She was granted her own wing inside the Vatican, decorated by Bernini.

And without you I am drifting on a dark and rising sea [note 8] She did not declare her conversion in public, in case the Swedish council might refuse to pay her alimony. Aside from that, baptism plays a role here; will she, soaked by the waves of capricious tragedy, be born again as an atheist? Christina's financial extravagance brought the state to the verge of bankruptcy, and the financial difficulties caused public unrest after ten years of ruling. [34][35] In 1647 the Italian architect Antonio Brunati was ordered to build a theatrical setting in one of the larger rooms of the palace. In: Grate, Pontus, "Vasa, House of. She invited him to Sweden, but Descartes was reluctant until she asked him to organize a scientific academy.

Swedish is just guttural enough that the hurt in the song comes through a touch more than it does in English; similarly, there’s more “oo” in Swedish than English, and long vowels, as we all know, sound better than short vowels. Before any real form of birth control, this puts Kristina’s life at terrible risk; a few years after the events of Kristina from Duvemala, Ashley Wilkes will choose to stay away from his wife Melanie’s bed for much the same reasons. If into the darkness I fall? Shortly before the conclusion of the peace settlement, she admitted Salvius into the council, against Chancellor Oxenstierna's wishes. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. The killing of Monaldeschi in a French palace was legal, since Christina had judicial rights over the members of her court, as her vindicator Gottfried Leibniz claimed. Over time there have been speculations regarding the death of the philosopher. The Queen Village neighborhood in Center City, Philadelphia takes its name from the neighborhood street named in her honor. "[69], In 1653, she founded the Amaranten order. At the Treaty of Brömsebro Denmark handed over the isles of Gotland and Ösel to Sweden while Norway lost the districts of Jämtland and Härjedalen. With the execution of Monaldeschi her popularity was lost. 196–7.

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Raggvaglio della Solenne... – RBSCP", "Wasa, Kristina – Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy", "Het leven en bedryf van Christina, koninginne van Sweeden, &c. sedert haar geboorte tot op des zelfs dood ...", "FRAGMENTS OF QUEEN KRISTINA'S BURIAL COSTUME, PRESERVATION AND DOCUMENTATION OF MATERIALS, TEXTILE TECHNIQUES AND DYESTUFFS", National Gallery page on the division of the Raphael altarpiece, "Beneath the surface: the portraiture and visual rhetoric of Sweden's Queen Christina. [100], On 15 May 1658, Christina arrived in Rome for the second time, but this time it was definitely no triumph. After an hour or so Le Bel was to receive his confession. This is stark realism, the fervent belief that God is out there, maybe a belief pinned on feeling or remembering some numinous moment, but the utter inability to connect with him anymore. My life I have placed in thy keep In English this is a cry to the universe, a plaintive, desperate begging for reassurance. [94]) In July 1657 she returned to France, likely being impatient. I am so small of this Earth, I am nothing without you There’s a lot to unpack here. You do have to be there, you have to In a letter on 26 January 1676[90] to Azzolino Christina writes (in French) that she would never offend God or give Azzolino reason to take offense, but this "does not prevent me from loving you until death, and since piety relieves you from being my lover, then I relieve you from being my servant, for I shall live and die as your slave." Christina (Swedish: Kristina; 18 December 1626 – 19 April 1689) became Queen of Sweden at the age of almost six. What, in my innocent prayers, Am I failing to say? To provide these new peers with adequate appanages, they had sold or mortgaged crown property representing an annual income of 1,200,000 rikstalers. It was then that she received from the pope her second name of Alexandra, the feminine form of his own. The song can get bogged down in the prayer; it’s when it becomes more abstracted that it becomes more powerful.

She is supplemented by Benny Andersson’s score. You will hardly believe her clothes: a man's jacket, in black satin, reaching to her knees, and buttoned all the way down; a very short black skirt, and men's shoes; a very large bow of black ribbons instead of a cravat; and a belt drawn tightly under her stomach, revealing its rotundity all too well. Sculptors did rather better, and Bernini was a friend, while others were commissioned to restore the large collection of classical sculpture which she had begun to assemble while still in Sweden. [163] Hjortsjö's osteological analysis of Christina's skeleton led him to state that they were of a "typically female" structure. I really like this song cleverly put together with scenes from the Swedish movies "Utvandrarna" and "Nybyggarna".

This is stark realism, the fervent belief that God is out there, maybe a belief pinned on feeling or remembering some numinous moment, but the utter inability to connect with him anymore. In 1636, Chancellor Oxenstierna saw no other solution than to exile the widow to Gripsholm castle, while the governing regency council would decide when she was allowed to meet her nine-year-old daughter. "[13] She later wrote in her autobiography that, "Deep embarrassment spread among the women when they discovered their mistake." The southbound journey through Italy was planned in detail by the Vatican and had a brilliant triumph in Ferrara, Bologna, Faenza and Rimini. Dressed in a simple white taffeta dress, she gave her farewell speech with a faltering voice, thanked everyone and left the throne to Charles X Gustav, who was dressed in black. You Have To Be There from Kristina. Letters by Christina of Sweden to Cardinal Decio Azzolino (1666–1668), Last edited on 22 September 2020, at 14:54, Palacio Real de La Granja de San Ildefonso, Nathan Alan Popp Beneath the surface: the portraiture and visual rhetoric of Sweden's Queen Christina.

The physician showed her the 16 erotic sonnets of Pietro Aretino, which he kept secretly in his luggage. F.F.

[70] In 1653, she ordered Vossius (and Heinsius) to make a list of about 6,000 books and manuscripts to be packed and shipped to Antwerp. Från forntiden till stormaktstidens slut 1720 (Enligsh: "Music in Sweden. They lead to rejection as often as not, and where the embrace of God is culturally (and unfairly) wired to signify “stupid,” the rejection of God is culturally (and unfairly) wired to signify “disillusioned.” There’s nothing about “You Have to Be There” which calls to mind disillusionment; this is a song about pain, about distress that can no longer be borne.