June 4, 2010, 10:21 am
Visual Explanation, 17th Century Version
By Henry Woodbury
Flora’s mallewagen, Allegory of the Tulip Mania, by Hendrik Gerritsz Pot:
The goddess of flowers is riding along with three drinking and money weighing men and two women on a car. Weavers from Haarlem have thrown away their equipment and are following the car. The destiny of the car is shown in the background: it will disappear in the sea.
(via Walter Russell Mead)
