Sujet
The Tulip Folly, 1882. Creator: Jean-Leon Gerome.
Légende
The Tulip Folly, 1882. Gérôme illustrates an incident during the "tulipomania," or the craze for tulips, that swept the Netherlands and much of Europe during the 17th century. The tulip, originally imported from Turkey in the 16th century, became an increasingly valuable commodity. By 1636/7, tulipomania peaked, and, when the market crashed, speculators were left with as little as 5 percent of their original investments. In this scene, a nobleman guards an exceptional bloom as soldiers trample flowerbeds in a vain attempt to stabilize the tulip market by limiting the supply.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM23B21_467
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
45,8Mo (1,8Mo) / 42,0cm x 27,3cm / 4960 x 3230 (300dpi)