Soft And Lovely Tulips
by Kay Novy
Title
Soft And Lovely Tulips
Artist
Kay Novy
Medium
Digital Art - Photography
Description
Originally from Persia and Turkey, tulips were brought to Europe in the 16th century, where they got their common name from the Turkish word for gauze (with which turbans were wrapped) - reflecting the turban-like appearance of a tulip in full bloom. By the 17th century, the popularity of tulips, particularly in the Netherlands, became so great that the price of a single bulb soared to new heights, causing markets to crash and putting into motion "tulip mania."
Although different tulip colors carry distinct meanings - yellow tulips symbolizing cheerful thoughts, white conveying forgiveness and purple representing royalty - a Turkish legend may be responsible for the red tulip's symbolism.
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February 20th, 2017
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Comments (25)
Rosemary Colyer
Beautiful! Lovely composition and soft colours. Thank you Kay for your interesting description! L/F f t
Petra Theodoridou
Marvelous image, Kay!!! Absolutely beautiful tulips in this perfect composition, so delicate and soft, love it! LF
Kay Brewer
They certainly are soft and lovely, Kay! Well done treatment as well as photograph! l/f/t/g+
Randy Rosenberger
What a fine piece of artwork and I am happy to announce that this beauty has been chosen for a feature on the homepage of our WFS group. Congratulations for this accomplishment. Well deserved!