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White Slavery (Trata de blancas), by Sorolla (1894)
Original title: "Trata de blancas" ("White Slave Trade").

A group of young women on their way to a brothel, under the vigilance of a procuress. Social denunciation.

Claudia's Girls, by Gutiérrez Solana (1929)
Prostitutes in a brothel with matchmaker to the left. Reference to an absent bullfighter or picador.

Celestina, by Zuloaga (1906)
A naked woman contemplates herself in a mirror. In the background, there are two other women. One of them is probably a procuress teaching a pupil.

Two Women at a Window, by Murillo (1660, c.)
Two women in a window, a roof, possibly a prostitute and her matchmaker.

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Puebla kitchen (La cocina poblana), by Arrieta (1865)
The inside of a kitchen from Puebla, Mexico, in which an old woman acts as a matchmaker to seduce a "china."

Cover of the Administración Nueva de San Francisco edition: Barcelona, 1883
A multi-colored print from the cover of the old Toledo edition of 1538. It depicts Celestina selling thread. On the back, there is a facsimile print of the only print from the Juan de Navarra, Valencia 1575,edition,which depicts Melibea's suicide.…

Cover of the Editorial Lumen edition: Barcelona, 1988
A colour drawing of Calisto and Melibea almost kissing and Celestina behind them in the garden. The edition contains other illustrations.

Cover of the Longseller edition: Buenos Aires, 2002.
Illustrated edition.The cover features a fragment of the painting Two Women at a Window (c. 1660) by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo.

Representation of the Almagro Festival, Almagro, by Amador, 1996
Representation directed by Charo Amador for the Almagro classical theater festival of the Royal Superior School of Dramatic Art.

2 photos of the staging, Celestina and another male character.

Cover of the Edmat Libros Edition: Madrid, 2008.
A montage of two different paintings, with the image of old Celestina in the foreground and the gallant scene of Calisto and Melibea in the background.

Film poster for the movie, by Ardavín (1969)
Calisto and Melibea (Julián Mateos y Elisa Ramírez) hugging in the foreground, Celestina in the background (Amelia de la Torre)

Cartel anunciador de la película de Sabido, 1976.
Calisto and Melibea (Isela Vega y Luigi Montefiori) hugging, almost without clothes, eye spying from behind a curtain.

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Medal from the Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre, by Manuel Prieto (1957).
Medal in bronze. On the obverse side there is the image of a naked young woman with a snake. On the reverse side, a rope with two knots and the words: "an old bearded woman known as Celestina, who is a astute sorceress, expert in all kind of evil…

Postage stamp from Correos de España, 1998.
Stamp worth 35 pesetas with blue monochromatic image of Celestina in the foreground with objects from her laboratory. Artist without feature in the background.

Cover of the Lisboa, 1540 edition.
Only print in the book. Scene of Calisto and Melibea's initial encounter. Calisto has the hawk. Celestina with the string and a servant.This edition containsother 21 illustrations, that can be seen here.

Comic Mother Celestina's Powders (Los polvos de la madre Celestina) (c. 1920)
Two children and a witch in front a cauldron and a skeleton. Cover of a children's novel based on Hansel and Gretel.

Film poster of the Italian movieCelestina P.R.,1965.
Image of Celestina (Assia Noris) and several of her protegées

Film poster of Celestina, good at everything (Celestina, bonne à tout faire), by Jess Franco, 1974.
Erotic scene of a nude woman in bed and her servant. Reminiscent of Celestina's visit to Areúsa in Act VII. The first poster is reminiscent of the painting Danaë(bed and presence of servant).

Film poster of the movie by Gerardo Vera, 1996.
Calisto and Melibea (Juan Diego Botto y Penelope Cruz) lie embraced in the garden.

DVD case of the movie, by Gerardo Vera (1996)
Cover in Korean that includes an image inspired by the movieAmerican Beauty(1999), on the right.

Celestina and martyr, cover illustration, 1912.
Illustration of a young woman assaulted by a man, cover of Coloma, Jesús R.'s novel, in the series Los contemporáneos.

ONCE lottery ticket, 500 years of the publication of La Celestina (1999)
Ticket from November 10, 1999. Copy of the cover of the Toledo, 1526 edition on a lottery ticket from the Organización Nacional de Ciegos Españoles. Commemoration of the 500 years since the publication of the work. On this ONCE…

Cover of the novel The Brothel Keeper (La madama), by Concha Alós (1973)
Cover with a woman covered in a Celestina-like way. In the work, there is a woman that encourages another to prostitute herself.

Advertisement card for the restaurant La Celestina, Madrid (2000 c.)
Blue monochromatic fragment of the painting Patronage of the Arts by the House of Habsburg(Patronazgo de las artes por la casa de Habsburgo), by Julius Victor Berger (Kunsthistorisches Museum of Vienna). The seated young woman is Isabella of…

ComicLa Celestina, school project, by various authors (2008)
Cover and loose pages of a comic of the play for a high school course. Manga influences. The images belong to the first and second part of the comic. Note the figure of the old woman who represents Celestina in the comic pages. The procuress appears…

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Still from the movie The Slums (Barrios bajos) (1937).
There is an older woman that acts as the Celestina for young, working-class women. Observe the older woman's scarf.

The Human Beast (La bestia humana), by Fillol (1897).
An older woman is forcing a younger woman into prostitution. A client in the background. Social denunciation painting.

Cover of the Sopena: Buenos Aires edition, 1967
A drawing depicting two women, an older one and a younger one, in a medieval setting. The cover is green and white in colour.

Cover of the Edime: Madrid edition, 1964
The cover features a fragment of a print from the old Valencia edition (1514), positioned inside a large letter 'e.' The print depicts the death of Celestina, The back cover features a drawing of Fernando de Rojas's face.

The Love Letter, by Clouet (1570, c.)
Original title: Le billet doux ("The Love Letter").

A young woman in between matchmaker with a letter and a man that solicits her services.

Cover of the Ediciones B: Barcelona, 1996 edition.
The cover image is the image from the film poster of Vera's cinematic version.

Cover of the J. Pérez del Hoyo: Madrid edition, 1969
The cover features a copy of the print from the cover of the Toledo edition of 1526.

Cover of the Kapelusz: Buenos Aires edition, 1976
This cover is a reproduction of the cover of the Sevilla edition of 1520. It depicts the first meeting and argument between Calisto and Melibea, with Lucrecia observing them from the background. On the left, Celestina is depicted knocking the door of…

Cover of the Castalia Didáctica: Madrid, 2003 edition.
An old woman, characterized as a witch, offers a young woman a box or jewel. The image is reminiscent of the depictions of Snow White and the witch in Disney's images.

Cover of the Bruño edition: Madrid, 1993
The cover features the image of the painting Celestina, by Picasso (1904).

Cover of the Pueblo y Educación: La Habana edition, 1971
The cover features an image of the painting Wealth is Looking (1663) by the Dutch artist Jan Steen. The image depicts a scene in a hostel from the sixteenth or seventeenth century that features both men and women.

Cover of the Moretón: Bilbao edition, 1968
This cover features a fragment of the cover of the Toledo edition of 1538, framed in a shape that resembles a castle or arched building.

Cover of the Mar del Sur: Santiago edition, 1979
A reproduction of the nineteenth-century print by Gustavo Doré that depicts a group of people, including a young woman with a jug of water.

Cover of the Círculo de Lectores: Madrid edition, 1990
The cover features an image of an engraving of the death of Celestina from from act XII from the Toledo edition (1538).

Cover of the Biblioteca Mundial Sopena: Buenos Aires edition, 1954
The cover features a copy of the print from the cover of the Sevilla edition of 1523. The cover is green and yellow, and depicts Calisto and Melibea with a hunting dog at their feet.

Cover of the Estradas: Buenos Aires edition, 1949
The cover features a modern black and red print that depicts the nocturnal scene, with Celestina in the street, Calisto jumping over the wall of the garden and Melibea welcoming him.

Cover of the Nuevas estructuras: Madrid, 2000 edition.
The cover features two medieval miniatures: one of a king in his court and the other of the protagonist welcoming his subjects.

Cover of the Ediciones Fraile: Madrid edition, 1981
An original drawing of an older woman with her head covered- presumably Celestina - against a background of waves depicting wind or a turbulent sea.

Cover of the Bambú Barcelona, 2011 edition.
A silhouette of two lovers in black and red, in the style of a cinema projection.

Cover of the Editores mexicanos unidos: Mexico, 2006 edition.
A portrait of an older women with her hair covered by a veil.

Cover of the Centro Editor de America Latina S.A: Argentina edition, 1969
The cover features illustrations of a woman and some buildings in color. On the cover, it explains that it is detail from a woodcut for a 15th century edition of Ovid's 'Art of Loving'.

Cover of the Oceana Grupo Editorial: Barcelona, 2010 edition.
The cover features a cut-out image of two young women and an old woman.

Portada de la edición de Castalia: Barcelona, 2012.
The cover features the image from the painting Maja and Celestina (c.1824) by Francisco de Goya.

Statue of the Celestina in Calisto and Melibea's Garden, by Agustín Casillas, Salamanca (1976)
Bronze statue of an older woman and a plaque with the loversCalisto and Melibea in the hawk scene. The following fragment taken from the work has been engraved below:'Soy una vieja cual Dios me hizo, no peor que todas …. Si bien o mal vivo, Dios es…

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A Harlot's Progress, Plate 1, by Hogarth (1732)
First print from a series of 6 scenes of the life of a young country girl that becomes a prostitute. This first print includes a matchmaker.

An anti-venereal campaign poster, The Dangerous Proposal (La oferta peligrosa) (1927)
The Dangerous Proposal (1927), by Manchón, winning lithographic poster of the Comité Ejecutivo Anti-venéreo contest. Note the clothing and the death situation behind the maja in the style of the matchmaker next to the maja in Goya's paintings.

The Procuress, by Vermeer (1656)
Original title: De koppelaarster ("The Procuress").

A prostitute, her matchmaker, and two clients. Brothel or school Dutch school scene.

The Matchmaker (De koppelaarster), by Bronckhorst (1636-1638).
Original title: De koppelaarster ("The Matchmaker").

Nude prostitute with client and matchmaker. Brother or Dutch school tavern scene

At the Procuress, by Bijlert (1625, c.)
Original title: Koppelaarster ("At the Procuress").

Client and prostitute at the table. Matchmaker or servant in the background. Dog in foreground. Brother or tavern, Dutch school.

Beauty, money, mind (Belleza, dinero, mente), by Tóth (1894).
Part of a tryptych, this painting shows a young woman followed or solicited by a matchmaker-type older woman. The rest of the tryptych can be seen athttps://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:T%C3%B3th_Beauty,_Money,_Mind_C_1894.jpg

Young woman and old woman (Maja y vieja), by Goya (1780, c.)
Young woman in a reclined position and an old matchmaker behind her in a rural setting. Probably a model for a tapestry.

The Matchmaker (Die Kupplerin), de Vogtherr (1537).
A client is distracted by a prostitute while a matchmaker hands a bag of money to a servant. In the tradition of the fools of Narrenschiff, a fool with a hood in the window identifies the client as such. Legend in German "Lug auf es wirklich macht"…

Matchmaker School (Schule der Kupplerin), by Schoen (1531).
A client is distracted by a prostitute while the matchmaker hands a bag of money to another servant. In the tradition of the fools of the Narrenschiff, a fool with a hood at the window identifies the client as such.

Other title: Schule der…

Representation of Mother Celestina's dust (Los polvos de la madre Celestina), Barcelona?, by Mestres, 1868
Water colours with figurines for a performance of Mother Celestina's dust (Los polvos de la madre Celestina), by Apelles Mestres. There is data missing about this performance.

The Matchmaker, by Baburen (1622)
Original title: De koppelaarster ("The Matchmaker").

Client between prostitute and matchmaker, with a coin in hand. Dutch school. Painting by Bordeeltjes or brothel scenes. There are at least three different versions of this painting.

Celestina, by Robert (1908)
Portrait from the American realist school.

Russian Playing Cards (Cartas de naipes rusos) (2015)
Russian card game with figures taken from La Celestina. Written on the box cover in Russian: Design by Anna Lobanova.

Celestina preparing her prey, by Lucas Villamil (1890, c.)
Original title: Celestina preparando su presa ("Celestina preparing her prey").

Old women surrounding a young, nude woman washing herself. Nude.

Four figures on a step (Cuatro figuras en un escalón), by Murillo (1655. c).
Four characters among which a prostitute and a matchmaker are usually identified.

Satyrical painting from the XIX century, anonymous. (Cuadro satírico del XIX).
A matchmaker and her pupil, who shows a leg, are surprised by a priest and a women that exit a house and are scandalized. Possible ironic reference to the priest that carries a little boy.

Portrait of a Matchmaker, by Baluschek (1923)
Original title: Portrait einer Kupplerin ("Portrait of a Matchmaker").

Contemporary matchmaker smiling in the foreground and brother scene in the background with prostitutes and a client

At the Matchmaker's House, by Basler-Kopp (1900, c.)
Original title: Bei der Kupplerin ("At the Matchmaker's House")

Nude young woman and matchmaker with only silhouette and one hand visible

The Victim - The Matchmaker (Das Opfer - Die Kupplerin), by Barlach (1919-24).
A series of drawings of a matchmaker showing her protegée. They seem to be drafts for a statue (see).

Other title: Das Opfer - Die Kupplerin

The Matchmaker II, by Barlach (1920, c.)
Original title: Die Kupplerin (I, II) ("The Matchmaker I and II")

Matchmaker showing her pupil and rejoicing

The Soldier and the Procuress, by Baburen (1620, c.)
Original title: Der Krieger und die Kupplerin ("The Soldier and the Procuress")

Fresco of a matchmaker negotiating with a soldier.

Film The Luminous Procuress, by Arnold (1971).
Film that narrates the adventures of two young men guided by a matchmaker through a psycho-celestial and androgynous world. Surrealist and homoerotic film, gay cult film.

Young Couple and Matchmaker (Pareja de jovenes y alcahueta), engraving (1739-1780) based on Francesco Maggioto's painting (1738-1805).
A young woman acting as if she is soliciting money from a young man, and a covered matchmaker behind her giving her advice.

Two Men and a Matchmaker (Dos hombres y una alcahueta), ceramic from Apulia, scene from a comedy (4th century B.C.)
Comedy scene (phylakes) with characters with masks and matchmaker on the side, in red and black ceramic.

The Love Letter or the Fortune-Teller (El billete amoroso o la adivina), engraving based on Frans van Mieris (1635-1681).
Older woman argues using her fingers to count. The word "amor" is visible in the background. Musical instrument and dog.

The Matchmaker, by Businck (1650, c.)
Original title: Die Kupplerin ("The Matchmaker").

Woodcut based on the painting by Lallemand.

Triangle between matchmaker, young woman, and man, plus another character.

Untitled, engraving by Crabbe van Espleghem.
Scene of a client being robbed while he negotiates with a prostitute and procuress in the background.

Untitled, engraving by Pazzi of the drawing by Lorenzi.
Young man and matchmaker argue, using their fingers to count.

Engraving of Act I and cover page from the Burgos edition (1499)
Calisto and Melibea are in the garden. It is thought to be during their first meeting in the garden. The characters' names are written above the figures, as with the rest of the engravings in this edition. There is a house on the left and a tree with…

Representation of the Zarzuela Theater, by Nin Culmell, 2008
La Celestina, music and script by Joaquín Nin-Culmell, based on La Celestina by Fernando de Rojas and texts by Juan del Encina (world premiere).
Cast: Alicia Berri, Alain Damas, Gloria Londoño, José García-Quijada, Andrés del Pino, Carolina Barca,…

The Fools' Cage, by Schön (1525, c.)
Original title: Der Narrenkäfig ("The Fools' Cage").

A matchmaker has locked a group of fools in a cage. Among other words in German, she says: "When I was young, I was a whore/Now I am a matchmaker and I need this shipment" and other words…

La sabiduria del buho, grabado de Stoer (1532)
A procuress shelters between her legs a young woman who had attracted several men. Several characters speak, among them the old procuress.

Other title: Die Eulenbeize

Woman with buskin-type shoes and covered head, pointing her finger towards the outside of the panel.

An Old Matchmaker Counts Money (Una vieja alcahueta cuenta el dinero), lithograph by Vivant Denon (1873).
Old matchmaker counts money by candle light while a couple makes love in the background in her shadow.

The Matchmaker (La alcahueta), by Molenaer (1640 c.).
Man with prostitute on his arm and behind is the matchmaker.

The Matchmaker (De koppelaarster), by Honthorst (1625).
Brother scene with the triangle of the matchmaker, young woman and client. The young woman has a lute and the matchmaker points her finger.

Original title: De koppelaarster

Young Man and Matchmaker (Hombre joven y alcahueta), by Sweerts (1660 c.).
Young man looking at matchmaker that rests her hand on his shoulder.

The Matchmaker (La alcahueta), by Cranach (1548).
Triangle between client, prostitute and matchmaker. Bag of money in the client and matchmaker's hands and a jug with alcohol in the prostitute's hand.

Other titles: Ungleiches Paar, Die verliebte Alte.

Danaë, by Tiziano (1553).
Danaë's maid receives a shower of gold.

Other title: Danaë

Danaë, by Van Loo (1655).
Servant, characterized in a matchmaker way, wakes Danae while shower of gold enters as a ray of light from the left.

Danaë, by Gentileschi (1612)
Danaë and servant receiving rain of gold on her dress. Compare with a Tiziano painting.

Matchmaker from Greek comedy on a mosaic (2nd century B.C.)
Scene from the comedy Synaristoi by Aristophanes or another comedy from the New Comedy in which there is a matchmaker, probably Philatinies and a hetaera and other characters. Banquet scene.See more extant variants of this scene…

Danaë, by Van Loo (1650).
Danaë and servant in a matchmaker-like way.

Engraving of Act II from the Burgos edition (1499)
Double scene. Left: Celestina leaving Calisto's house carrying the bag of coins. In the margin, the block of houses cut to fill the frame. Right: Calisto is with Pármeno and Sempronio, inside the house.

Cover of the Aguilar edition: Madrid, 1970.
A naive-style, colour drawing of Celestina with the thread, Calisto on the ladder reaching out to Melibea on the wall, and Lucrecia keeping watch.
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