This work is part of the series of six panels of monkey scenes in the Museo Nacional del Prado (from P01805 to P01810). The subject matter is drawn from the oeuvre of Pieter Brueghel the Elder and Pet [+]
The story of an old man who tries to seduce a servant girl was customary in Flemish art and literature as a representation of senile love and as a criticism of behavior inappropriate for old age. Here [+]