The tulip was part of a noteworthy financial bubble that reverberated throughout the Dutch economy in a series of events collectively known as Tulipmania.
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The "In Bloom" exhibition at the Mauritshuis in The Hague celebrates the first 130 years of Dutch flower still-life painting, and the beauty of nature.