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Tulip Mania
Els van der Plas
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. The two men had agreed on the price for these artworks: a number of valuable tulip bulbs and the sum of 180 florins. Kretser had reneged, so Admirael took him to court. The judge ordered Kretser to meet the terms of the agreement, and the case was settled.
Admirael was a prosperous businessman who lived on Prinsengracht, the Prince’s Canal. He had two gardens, one at his house and the other in the north of the city, and was an active tulip trader. Many of the deals made in the thriving Dutch tulip exchange were connected to the art world, with bulbs regularly exchanged for paintings. 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.
Trade with Asia Minor, Turkey, and Persia was flourishing then, and with it a passion for unknown flowers and plants. The tulip is thought to have originated in Asia Minor, coming to Europe by way of Constantinople, where the f
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2022 in art
Overview of the events of 2022 in art
The year 2022 in art involved various significant events.
The year 2022 was eventful in the art world, filled with both record-breaking achievements and notable social statements.
One major highlight was the sale of the late Microsoft co-founder Paul G. Allen's art collection, which fetched an unprecedented $1.5 billion at Christie's, breaking multiple artist records and becoming the largest single-owner sale in auction history. Key pieces included works by Georges Seurat, Gustav Klimt, and Paul Cézanne, each selling for over $100 million. The proceeds were directed to charity per Allen's wishes.The Art Year in Review 2022 Edition
Climate change activism also made waves as protesters targeted renowned artworks worldwide. Protesters aimed to draw attention to environmental issues by targeting highly publicized works, all of which were fortunately protected under glass. In May, the Mona Lisa at the Louvre was smeared with cake. Mashed potatoes were thrown at a Claude Monet the Museum Barberini in Potsdam, Germany. Furthermore, tomato soup was splashed on a van Gogh painting at the National Gallery in London.[1]
Artificial Intelligence (AI) also became a more prominent tool in the art scene. The release of
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