Category Archives: Tulipmania Collection

70th Flowerdays

🌷 Showing off tulips at the Anna Paulowna Flower Days 🌷 From April 19–23, part of the Ninetynine Tulips series is on display during the Anna Paulowna Flower Days. In a recreated 1636 Dutch “showroom,” I’ll exhibit 54 paintings that bring the early history of the tulip in the Netherlands to life. Highlights include: TheContinueContinue reading “70th Flowerdays”

Root en geel van Leijden

Back to all posts As the name suggests (translates to red and yellow of Leijden), this tulip is striped red and yellow, of which there were about ten other variants during the tulip fever. Apparently, this variant came from Leiden. Root en geel van Leijden was one of the more sustainable tulip species from theContinueContinue reading “Root en geel van Leijden”

Tamberlaan

Back to all posts During the 16th and 17th centuries, stories circulated in Europe about the Great Tamberlane, a ruler who was known to have reigned around 1390 and had crushed the Turkish sultan. This referred to Timur the Lame (1336-1405), a Mongol ruler who conquered much of the Islamic world in the second halfContinueContinue reading “Tamberlaan”

Semper Augustus

Back to all posts The Always Elevated,’ that is what the name of this tulip means. The Latin words were part of the title of the German Emperor, the European ruler who was the highest-ranking in the 17th century. The breeder of this variant apparently found that his tulip surpassed all other tulips, and manyContinueContinue reading “Semper Augustus”

Switser

Back to all posts The Switzer was not considered the most beautiful tulip variety, but it was traded extensively during the Tulip Mania period. Not per bulb, but per pound, which indicates that the tulip variety was no longer so exclusive. Nevertheless, the prices of this tulip rose significantly during the price peak in 1636/1637.ContinueContinue reading “Switser”

Soomerschoon

Back to all posts The origin of the name of this tulip is unknown. This late-blooming tulip was a kind of harbinger of summer. It was one of the beloved tulips of the tulip mania. As one of the few tulip species from the 17th century, it still exists. Soomerschoon (translates to Summer Beauty) isContinueContinue reading “Soomerschoon”

Gemarmerde Gooijer

Back to all posts This tulip name summarizes what it was all about during the tulip mania period: ‘marbled’ refers to the marble-like pattern of the flower. This was considered very beautiful in the 17th century, as marble was considered the noblest and most beautiful stone. Shells with such a marbled pattern were also popularContinueContinue reading “Gemarmerde Gooijer”