Peter Paul Rubens - The Fall of Man

Title: The Fall of Man
Artist: Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640)
Date: 1628-9
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 238 cm x 185 cm

"The Fall of Man" or "Adam and Eve" is a 1628-1629 painting by Rubens, now in the Prado in Madrid. It is a copy of the painting of the same subject by Titian, seen by Rubens during his 1628-1629 trip to Madrid for peace negotiations to end the Dutch Revolt. It reflects Raphael's influence on Titian and Jan Brueghel the Elder's influence on Rubens, who adds a parrot and changes Adam's posture, musculature, age and expression.