Artist
Axel Löwen
Axel Löwen is an artist. 2 works are cataloged here, principally at Nationalmuseum.
Axel Löwen painted official portraits of Sweden’s royalty in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. His brush captured Karl XII, King of Sweden, twice—once in armor and once in later years. These works sit in the royal portrait tradition of his time. Tap into Löwen’s second portrait of Karl XII to see how Sweden’s ruler aged through a decade of war.
Works by Axel Löwen
Collections represented
Museum
Nationalmuseum is the national gallery of fine arts of Sweden, located on the peninsula Blasieholmen in central Stockholm.