The tulip is thought to have originated in Asia Minor, coming to Europe by way of Constantinople, where the flower was also greatly admired. Trade with Asia Minor, Turkey, and Persia was flourishing then, and with it a passion for unknown flowers and plants. At that time and in that place, art and nature were equals - it could be said that the painter of landscapes and still lifes entered into competition with his subject, which, though ephemeral, was oftentimes more valuable than its oil-on-canvas counterpart. Many of the deals made in the thriving Dutch tulip exchange were connected to the art world, with bulbs regularly exchanged for paintings. He had two gardens, one at his house and the other in the north of the city, and was an active tulip trader. The judge ordered Kretser to meet the terms of the agreement, and the case was settled.Īdmirael was a prosperous businessman who lived on Prinsengracht, the Prince’s Canal. Kretser had reneged, so Admirael took him to court. The two men had agreed on the price for these artworks: a number of valuable tulip bulbs and the sum of 180 florins. On August 17, 1635, the wealthy Amsterdammer Jan Hendricxsz Admirael demanded eleven paintings and one Lucas van Leyden print from the art collector Marten Kretser. In the Middle of the Middle Kaelen Wilson-Goldie.Wolves That Do Not Eat Meat Fatima Al Qadiri.The Making of Falling From Earth Antonia Carver.It Came From The Orient Hanna Rose Shell.The Last Rose of Summer Sophia Al-Maria.Be the Flower in the Gun Namwali Serpell, Maggie Miller.
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