Satire on Tulipmania This painting mocks the speculative boom in tulips that hit the Dutch Republic in the 1630s. The left side of the image depicts a group of monkeys dressed as wealthy investors engaged in buying and selling tulips. On the right side, investors experience the pain of the crash, as one monkey urinates on a worthless tulip and another is brought to trial for debt.
(By Jan Brueghel the Younger [1601–1678], [oil on panel]/Private Collection/Johnny Van Haeften Ltd., London/Bridgeman Images)