Study of a Tulip (Perregoen Machieu)

Pieter Holsteyn II

This image of a tulip was made as part of a tulip book used as a grower’s marketing tool during the so-called tulip mania, a speculative bubble in 17th-century Holland, when ten tulip bulbs could cost more than a stately Amsterdam canal house. The striations on the tulip, which were caused by a virus in the bulb, made it especially valuable. Pieter Holsteyn II was one of many artists in the Netherlands at the time who specialized in botanical illustration.

Artwork details

Artist: Pieter Holsteyn II
Date: c. 1645
Medium: Point of brush and transparent and opaque watercolors with traces of graphite and gum glazing on antique laid paper
Dimensions: Sheet: 36 x 27.3 cm (14 3/16 x 10 3/4 in.)
Culture: Netherlands
Collection: Drawings

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