Cornelis van Haarlem - The Unequal Lovers (1619)

 The theme of unequal lovers has a long literary history, but in the visual arts it appears most often in prints, often accompanied by moralistic text. The theme takes two different forms, that of an old woman soliciting a beautiful young man, and more commonly an old man soliciting a beautiful young woman. Here Cornelis van Haarlem subtly points out the age difference, adding a touch of gray to the man's beard. Instead, the artist focuses on the mercenary aspects of the transaction, signifying the man's wealth through the fur on his coat, the gold medallion on his hat and, most obviously, through his bulging money bag. which the woman squeezes suggestively.(Sotheby's, New York) - Oil on panel, 66 x 70.3 cm)

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