The Gentleman and Death, by Camprobín (1670, c.)

The Gentleman and Death, by Camprobín (1670, c.)

Camprobín, Pedro (atribuido a) (1605-1674)

1670, c.

Death, disguised as a tapada or covered woman visits a gentleman on whose table are the typical objects of his trade and hobbies. The image is not a procuress per se, but it is connected to the traditional donning of a veil of prostitutes and procuresses in Spain.

Bibliography

Argüello  del  Canto,  Candelas:  “«Las  tapadas».  Una  propuesta  sobre  la  representación de la prostitución en la pintura del Siglo de Oro”, BSAA 83 (2017): 235- 252.
 https://revistas.uva.es/index.php/bsaaarte/article/view/1070/914

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Hospital de la Caridad, Seville, Spain 
Wikimedia Commons:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Camprobin-el_caballero_y_la_muerte.jpg

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Oil on canvas.