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  • Collection: Paintings and engravingsdepicting a procuress

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.

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."

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.

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.

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.

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…

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Alcahueta con una pareja, de Von Aachen (c. 1605-1610)
Man showing a jewel to a young woman, who looks at the procuress behind her taking a bag of money. Banquet scene in the background.

Other title: Kuppeleiszene

Cortesana con su alcahueta, de Von Aachen (siglo XVII)
A young woman looks away as her procuress shows her a jewel. The procuress holds a bag filled with money in her hand. The dog stares at the viewer, and acts as the client, who is a typical figure in these types of paintings.

The Procuress, by Steen (1650, c.)
Dutch art. Tradition of brothel painting representing a client paying a procuress while a woman lies on a bed.

Retrato de mujer en estilo expresionista

The Harlot's Nurse (la criada de la cortesana), de Boitard (1750)
Grabdo inglés cuyo título completo es "The Harlot´s Nurse or Modern Procuress". Incluye 8 líneas en verso: "Behold the practis'd Baud explore, / The Nymph from head to foot all O'er, / For Cupers whom shes dress'd w'th Care, / (A bait to Catch some…

Procuresses, Pimps and Thugs (Dutch Interior) [Alcahuetas, buscones y buscavidas (interior holandés)], by Muriel (2008)
Description by the author for the online exhibition held in 2012 in the Spanish gallery Plastiké Art Gallery, where the drawing was exhibited: "The painting represents a brothel where a variety of characters meet, drawn by business or…

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La fiesta de la patrona, de Degas (1878)
Tinta y pastel sobre papel.

El hijo prodigo, de Hemesse, (1536)
Genre painting by Flemish author, based on the parable of the prodigal son (merry company). Note the old woman in the foreground, who, Judas-like, reaches for the bread.

Other titles: The Prodigal Son, De Verloren Zoon

Easy company, by van Hemessen (1545, c.)
Dutch painting, genre painting or merry company.
Note the old woman in the foreground with the beer or wine mug.

Original title: Lockere Gesellschaft
Other title: Brothel Scene

Alegre reunion, de Massys (1560, c.)
Dutch art. Genre painting of tavern or brothel.
Note the old woman.

Other title: Det glada sällskapet

The Concert, by Honthorst (1626, c.)
Scene of music and a banquet, a subject of which this painter has several paintings. Note the old woman on the right and the wine.

Merry Company, by Honthorst (1625)
Scene inspired by the tradition of the prodigal son. Caravaggio influences. "Honthorst's genre painting relates to the subject portrayed by his fellow Utrecht Caravaggisti. It depicts a provocative scene of a wanton student (the prodigal son?) in the…

El hijo pródigo, de Honthorst (1622)
Dinner scene with prostitutes inspired by the biblical story of the prodigal son, a common theme in Dutch painting of the time. Compared with pictures by Murillo on the same theme, which do not present these scenes but rather the reconciliation.

Supper Party, by Honthorst (1619, c.)
"Honthorst's genre pictures of light-hearted gatherings had a great impact in Utrecht. He made such pictures while he was still in Italy. His Supper Party, painted during his last months in Italy, set a precedent for similar scenes done in the 1620s…

Betsabé con una carta de David, de Steen (1659)
Despite the biblical theme, it is treated as a genre scene in which a young woman welcomes a procuress with a missive.

Robbery in a Brothel, by Steen (1665, c.)
Brothel scene. A young man on the lap of a young woman, while another young woman hands an object to an elderly woman. The old woman acts as a procuress for the young women. A couple of men in the background playing music instruments.

Escena de burdel, para Vicente, de Bernard (1888)
Depiction of a brothel scene where a young woman is drinking, a young man looking at her and an old woman by his side. The old woman may be acting as a procuress for the young woman.

La 'madama' rehaciendo su peinado, de Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1893)
Portrait of a woman with red hair combing her hair.

Tal para cual de Goya (1797)
A young woman is hugged by a young man while a pair of old women are seated to the left.

Estudio de Cabeza, de Velásquez (Fecha desconocida)
Portrait of an old woman.

Los españoles pintados por sí mismos, de anónimo (1851)
A young woman in the center of the drawing. On the left, an old woman looking at her, on the right a young man looking at her.

No hay quien nos desate, de Goya (1797)
A tied young woman and man are attacked by a giant owl.

The maja on the balcony, by Alenza y Nieto (1840, c.)
Goya-type model of a maja on the balcony with a procuress behind. A young woman looks out on a balcony and on the left, an old woman that acts as her procuress.

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Waiting on the balcony, by Alenza y Nieto (1835, c.)
A young woman sitting in a room near a balcony. Around her, an old woman sitting on the right, a man sitting on the left, and a man standing on the left.

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Poor man and Celestina, by Alenza y Nieto (1840, c.)
A man is accompanied by an old woman with a cane.

Country scene, de Alenza y Nieto (1877)
A young woman sitting under a tree, accompanied by an old woman on the left and several men on the left looking at her.

La maja, de Velásquez (Fecha desconocida)
A young woman is sits on a bench. There is a dog on the right and a guitar on the bench. On the left, an old woman looks at the young woman as if whispering. In the background some men are seen staring at the young woman.

Ilustración de Santaolaria
Imagen costumbritas de majas o manolas madrileñas en ambiente de verbena. La vieja y las majas puede estar influenciado por Goya aunque el tratamiento es muy diferente

Don Juan y Constanza, de Adriaensz Backer (c. 1650)
Description at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts:
"This is probably a portrait of a husband and wife dressed up as characters from a Dutch adaptation of La Gitanilla by the Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes. The story tells of the romance between Don…

La casa de Celestina, de Rego, (2000)
"Paula Rego paints a world of dark fairy tale where childhood stories are thin guises for psycho-sexual intrigue and taboo, where magical realism rules, where nothing is certain except the witchy powers of feminism, and the underlying notion that…

Duquesa di Montejasi con sus hijas, Elena y Camilla, de Degas, (1876, c.)
Although it is a portrait, the arrangement of the mother and daughters of marriageable age recalls some compositions of procuresses or madamas and their pupils. "This is the last of Degas’s great family portraits. It is also among the most…

Love Scene, by Romano (1525, c.)
"This painting done by Giulio Romano is a visual narrative of Alexander, his lover Roxanne, and an old woman (or procuress). Here, we see two lovers embracing each other about to share a tender kiss as an old woman with her jingling keys peeks around…

Alcahueta, de Gustavo Muñoz (1989)
Descripción del autor:
La obra es un díptico (60 x 80 cms cada cuadro) pintado al óleo sobre cartón, del año 1989. Es parte de una serie titulada “Atentados”, que recogía versiones muy cambiadas de cuadros famosos de la Historia del Arte. Éste en…

Composición con la chiquita piconera de, Romero de Torres (1929)
A seated young woman looking up at the viewer. In the background on the left, an old woman holds a cloth.

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Two women are represented in the painting: a young and an old woman looking to the left.

The slave or The one that is worth, by Bilbao Martínez (1904)
Note the old procuress in the background on the left

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No es necesariamente una alcahueta pero encaja con el tipo usado para éstas

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Caravaggio.jpg
Although, evidently, the maid is neither a celestine nor a procuress, she is represented in the painting with typical traits of these characters. The three, young woman, old woman and man, is typical in the celestine, the client and the protected…

El piropo de Aedo (1928)
A young woman covers her torso with a fan while smiling and looking to the left. On the left, an old woman smiling looking in the same direction as the young woman.

Painting of the Classic Period.

La nieta, de Soria Aedo (fecha desconocida)
Obra que puede interpretarse como parte de la tradición celestinesca a pesar del título

Beautiful advice, by Goya (1799)
A young woman sitting on a chair. An old woman next to her looks at her. Etching in the seriesLosCaprichosnumber 15.From Wikiepediahttps://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellos_consejos"Explanation of this stamp from the Prado Museum manuscript: The advice is…

Bien tirada está, de Goya (1797)
A young woman putting on stockings while an old woman watches her. Engraving that belongs to the series Los Caprichos number 17.
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