Violet Colored Tulips
by Kay Novy
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Violet Colored Tulips
Artist
Kay Novy
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Photograph - Photography
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So honored to have a "Up Close And Personal" feature in the group "A Woman's Touch"!
Thanks so much, Brooks! 5/23/20
Contest win "Spring To Solstice" in "1000 Views" group! 3/27/20
Tied for first place in Spring Logo contest in "Midwest America Photography" group contest!
Although the Netherlands is known for its mass-cultivation of tulips, the tulip originates far away from its current commercial center. The original Holland tulip varieties were simple in form, vividly colored and highly sought after. Carolus Clusius, a famous botanist, was the first person to cultivate tulips in Holland while in the position of head botanist at the Dutch University in Leiden in the year 1593, according to the John Ford Bell Library.
During the peak of the Ottoman Empire, the prosperity of the land was referred to as the time of the tulip. When tulips were introduced in the Netherlands in the 1600s and caught fire in popularity, the craze of tulip collecting was dubbed "Tulip Mania." It was not uncommon for one tulip to fetch a 6,000 guilder price, or close to $10,000.
The meaning of purple flowers historically alludes to royalty. In Shakespeare's play "Hamlet," Ophelia speaks in her soliloquy about violets, the purple color of which she relates to nobility.
Brides have used purple tulips in their bouquets with tulips of complementary colors for their bridesmaids as purple can signify the concept of love.
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Comments (139)
Janet Marie
Congratulations for being chosen as an 'Up Close & Personal' Artist-of-the-Week, in "A Woman's Touch" Art Group! Well done! Lovely artwork. LF
Kay Brewer
A most beautiful presentation of the most beautiful tulips, Kay! Congratulations on your well-deserved Up Close and Personal feature in the Woman’s Touch group!
MM Anderson
Lovely work! Congratulations on your 'Up Close and Personal' feature in 'A Woman's Touch' group.
Dora Sofia Caputo Photographic Design and Fine Art
Stunningly beautiful image, Kay! Congrats on your Up Close and Personal spotlight feature in A Woman's Touch Group. F/L.
Hanne Lore Koehler
Fantastic capture of these spectacular tulips, Kay! What gorgeous colors in this brilliant composition! Congratulations on your 'Up Close and Personal' spotlight feature in 'A Woman's Touch' group L/F/T!
Arlane Crump
WoooHoooo! Way to go Kay! Congratulations on your well deserved Spotlight Feature in A Woman's Touch!
Jeannie Rhode
Kay, Beautiful Colored Tulips ! Congratulations on your Spotlight Feature in A Woman's Touch ! L/F
Jeannie Rhode
Kay, Beautiful Colored Tulips ! Congratulations on your Feature in A Woman's Touch ! L/F
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