# The Fall of Man \(detail\)

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## Artwork

- Artist: [CORNELIS VAN HAARLEM](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/cornelis-van-haarlem-rf8a6f87ed74448>)
- Date: 1551-1600
- Technique: Oil on canvas

## Commentary

The animals are carefully arranged. The monkey embracing the cat, the dog and the fox, the slug and the owl all have connotations that comment on the story. Those who knew the meaning of these symbols and their combined effect could delve deeper into the picture.

## Related artworks

- [A Fool with Two Women](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/cornelis-van-haarlem-rf8a6f87ed74448/a-fool-with-two-women-r6e2d01d1f22787>)
- [Bathsheba](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/cornelis-van-haarlem-rf8a6f87ed74448/bathsheba-r021b0d787f13eb>)
- [Madonna and Child](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/cornelis-van-haarlem-rf8a6f87ed74448/madonna-and-child-r06e0d24c9daaae>)
- [Massacre of the Innocents \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/cornelis-van-haarlem-rf8a6f87ed74448/massacre-of-the-innocents-detail-re01b60a15c3494>)
- [Massacre of the Innocents](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/cornelis-van-haarlem-rf8a6f87ed74448/massacre-of-the-innocents-r1a3634724db5e5>)
- [Massacre of the Innocents](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/cornelis-van-haarlem-rf8a6f87ed74448/massacre-of-the-innocents-rb76c4df6b7aeba>)
- [Nymphs Discussing the Petrifying Effects of the Head of Medusa](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/cornelis-van-haarlem-rf8a6f87ed74448/nymphs-discussing-the-petrifying-effects-of-the-head-of-medusa-rcb9f5178c0dfd7>)
- [Temperance](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/cornelis-van-haarlem-rf8a6f87ed74448/temperance-r431710845d8f19>)
- [The Baptism of Christ](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/cornelis-van-haarlem-rf8a6f87ed74448/the-baptism-of-christ-r128b1f90b8149b>)
- [The Baptism of Christ](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/cornelis-van-haarlem-rf8a6f87ed74448/the-baptism-of-christ-r8a0a2d27fd844b>)
- [The Choice Between Young and Old](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/cornelis-van-haarlem-rf8a6f87ed74448/the-choice-between-young-and-old-r4649db5d5df6c5>)
- [The Fall of Man](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/cornelis-van-haarlem-rf8a6f87ed74448/the-fall-of-man-r4c8dc1ba127177>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)