Queen Christina in Palazzo Corsini
1908
From the collection of Statens Museum for Kunst
1908
From the collection of Statens Museum for Kunst
This photo shows a woman in a blue dress holding an open book, puffing on a long pipe. Around her, a group of people in fancy 17th-century clothes watch closely. The room behind them has a dark, patterned wall with colorful tiles and a window. The woman’s relaxed pose with the pipe is unusual for the time—smoking wasn’t common for women then. The lighting makes her face stand out against the shadowy background. Look up smoking to see how tobacco use changed over time.
