kung gustav i Size:70x100 With the model draped decoratively

With the model draped decoratively in a swath of white fabric

created by the artist Friedrich Dürck

called the Victoriaspannet

represents innocence and naivety

kung gustav i Size:70x100 With the model draped decorativelyKing Gustav I of Sweden, Gustav Vasa, was a central figure in Sweden's history during the transition from the Middle Ages to the early modern era. Born out of the tragedy of the Stockholm massacre in 1520, where his father and relatives were murdered by the Danish king Christian II, Gustav Vasa became a leading rebel against the Danish occupation. Gathering support from both peasants and nobles, he succeeded in ousting the Danes and was crowned king