Study of a Tulip (Gemarmerde van Jasper)
Cleveland Museum of Art

Study of a Tulip (Gemarmerde van Jasper)

Pieter Holsteyn II (Dutch, c.1612–1673) · c. 1645

brush and watercolor in crimson, gray, and green over traces of charcoal on antique laid paper
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

In 17th-century Holland, some tulip bulbs were as expensive as a stately Amsterdam canal house!

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