# A Fool with Two Women [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [CORNELIS VAN HAARLEM]() - Date: 1551-1600 - Technique: Oil on canvas, laid onto panel, 73 x 91 cm ## Commentary During the 1590s Cornelis van Haarlem produced a number of paintings based around compositions comprised of three half-length figures. Numerous versions of his allegorical paintings on the choice between young and old illustrate his interest in exploring the dynamic between a trio of figures. ## Related artworks - [Bathsheba]() - [Madonna and Child]() - [Massacre of the Innocents \(detail\)]() - [Massacre of the Innocents]() - [Massacre of the Innocents]() - [Nymphs Discussing the Petrifying Effects of the Head of Medusa]() - [Temperance]() - [The Baptism of Christ]() - [The Baptism of Christ]() - [The Choice Between Young and Old]() - [The Fall of Man \(detail\)]() - [The Fall of Man]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()