Episode 4: How Do You Solve a Problem like Christina? Papal Banquets in 1655

Queen Christina & Pope Clement IX; Drawing by P.P. Sevin Deposed queens, papal politics, sugar sculptures, & Bernini- a combination that could only happen at a Baroque feast! Join us this week as we explore the politics of feasting in the 1650s when Pope Alexander VII did the unthinkable & invited a woman to dinner! Learn about sugar sculptures that cost more than a car & how the design of an armchair had the potential to make or break Bernini's career. After all, no one throws a feast like the Romans!  Written & Produced by Laura Carlson For more information on Queen Christina, Baroque feasting, and the episode soundtrack, please see here. Find on iTunes | Other Players Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices