Dutch Flower Painting 16001720 Author:Paul Taylor This beautiful book reveals the fascinating genesis and growth of Dutch flower painting, which has rarely been studied. Paul Taylor discusses Holland`s "tulipomania" and its effect on the way people thought about floral still lifes, considers the aesthetic and religious meanings of these paintings, and concludes by analyzing the paintings themse... more »lves, tracing the development and refinement of the actual practice of flower painting.« less