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This drawing represents the Russian folk legend of Vasilissa, a young woman, and a witch. The original story does not contain any Celestinesque references. However, Vania Zouravliov's work introduces elements of the visual tradition of La Celestina.…

The moralizing title hides the fact that the man has no parental relationship with the girl. According to the Philadelphia Museum, a viewpoint of the time would understand very well that the subjects of the painting are a procuress, her protégé and a…

Four characters among which a prostitute and a matchmaker are usually identified.

A young woman accompanied by an old woman and it seems that the latter acts as her procuress. A young man is on the left.

Other title: Galante Szene

From the series La Celestina (2008, c.)

In the image appear five young women dressed in a similar way. To the right appear three other figures, two men and a young woman, with a different aesthetic from that of the other young women. In the middle of the young women appears an old woman…

Recreation by the painter and illustrator of Galdós' character Gloria from the work of the same name published in 1876. Note the presence of the old women with a celestinesque appearance in the church in this work in which the heroine falls in love…

In the image three figures appear in a field. A young woman dressed in a regional dress, an old woman to her right with a fan covering her face, and a man on horseback behind them. The trio is reminiscent of celestina scenes where the old woman acts…

The biblical parable of the prodigal son is depicted in this tapestry. The prodigal son in the centre appears with a young woman on the left. An older woman presents the young woman to the prodigal son, which could indicate that she is acting as the…

Portrait of an old woman.

This painting represents a biblical scene where Herodias pierces the tongue of John the Baptist while his severed head is resting on a plate hold by Salome.
The portrayal of the young woman, the older woman and a man is reminiscent of Celestina…

Original title: Scène d'auberge("Hostel scene").The image shows an indoor scene where several young men appear drinking and a young woman among them. To the right in the foreground is an old woman with her head covered following the Celestinesque…

The painting portrays a room where six women appear: three of them are sitting in two chairs, the remaining three are standing. One of them is drinking and another one is sweeping. A man lying behind a chair appears in the background of the painting.

The painting shows a room with five young women, two men, an older woman and a child. They all appear around a bed, except for the child, which lies underneath the bed.

A couple in bed while an older woman acting as a procuress sits at the foot of the bed counting coins.

Emblem with motto in three languages:Latin: Sperne Voluptatem annalem ut retia vites, Quae certam noxam per niciema ereant. Lena, canes, pisces volucres Cupidia, porcus Quam multos multis implicuere modis.German (Original): Der wollust Netz vnd…

Illustration of an old woman giving a love letter to a young woman, in the background to the right a feathered hat or a flower vase. Undearneath, written in French and German is the following text: "I swear that he is so taken by you that he is…

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

A man kneeled down in front of two ruffians and two young girls (prostitutes perhaps). On the left, an old procuress.

Other title: En el garlito

Madam and two girls in a brothel's salon.

Other title: Au salon

The image shows an interior scene where young men and women appear at a table. In the center of the image a couple and the woman touches the man on the chest in a suggestive way. Note the old woman who appears on the left with her head covered, who…

The image shows an interior scene where a young woman appears standing next to a table and looking at the viewer. At her feet a dog. A man stands next to the young woman. Two men are sitting at the table looking at the young woman. In front of the…

Original title: Interiör med galant sällskap("Interior with gallant company").In the image a young couple appears in a room. To the left appears an old woman with her head covered following the Celestinesque tradition. The three figures in the scene…

Original title: Interieur mit illustrer Gesellschaft beim Austern Essen("Interior with illustrious company eating oysters").The image shows a group of people around a table eating oysters. There are several young women who appear embracing men. Note…

Original title: Entracte /L'Anglaise du nouveau ballet ("Intermission / The Englishwoman of the New Ballet").In the image appears a naked young woman looking at an old man who is dressed in a suit and looking back at the young woman. An old woman…

A young woman putting on stockings while an old woman watches her. Engraving that belongs to the series Los Caprichos number 17.

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…

Illustration in book:Das Büchle Memorial("The Büchle Memorial") byvon Schwartzenberg (1533), published byHeinrich Steiner.The publisher of this work (Steiner) is also the publisher of the second Wirsungedition ofLa Celestinatranslated to…

In the image there is a couple on the right and an old woman on the left. The old woman, who acts as a procuress, appears with coins in her hand.

"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…

Tinta y pastel sobre papel.

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.

Obra que puede interpretarse como parte de la tradición celestinesca a pesar del título

In the image three young women dressed in regional costumes appear in a park in the city of Seville (Spain). On the left are three young men looking at them. Behind the young women appears an old woman with her head covered reminiscent of Celestina…

Illustration by Valdy, interpreted by Amparo Villegas for a Mexican edition of La Celestina by Alvaro Custodio. Young nude woman with a old woman of demonic appearance.

In Celestinesca, Vol. 11, No. 2, p. 40

Una escena durante la guerra entre Francia y España, trantando de cuestiones moralizantes de mantener la honra y morir de hambre, o vender el cuerpo y sobrevivir. Siguiendo el comentario del grabado del Museo del Prado, la mujer vieja que aparece…

La presencia de la mujer vieja al lado de la joven y de un hombre es típico de escens con alcahueta, aunque aquí la situación no sea evidente

French Art, second half of the 16th century.

"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…

Original title: Liebespaar mit kupplerin ("Lovers with procuress").

Painting by author belinging to the Dutch School.

In the image three figures appear, a young couple where the man approaches the young woman while she moves away and an old…

From the series La Celestina (2008, c.)

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…

From the series La Celestina (2008, c.)

The image represents an outdoor scene where young men and women appear on a terrace. Two of the men play musical instruments. Note the old woman who appears in the window on the right looking at the scene with her head covered, following the…

The image shows an outdoor scene where young men and women appear around a table on a terrace. Note the old woman who appears in the center with her head covered following the Celestinesque tradition, which may act as the procuress of the young…

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…

This painting represents a scene where young women appear playing instruments, and a young man is looking at one of the young women while holding a drink and a violin. To the right, there is an old woman, who could act as a procuress for the young…

Original title: Mönch mit Nonne und Kupplerin oder Martin Luther mit seiner Gefährtin Katharina von Bora ("Monk with Nun and Procuress or Martin Luther and his consort Katharina von Bora").

The painting represents a young man being kissed in the…

The engraving unites in a single image the suggestion of consubstantial death to the covered old woman generally depicted in the background of many paintings and that Goya knows how to use in his pair of maja and procuress.

Description of painting by the Art Institute of Chicago: "Mère Grégoire is a character from a popular song written in 1820 by French lyricist Pierre Jean Béranger. As described by Béranger, she was the portly proprietress…

A young woman in the center of the work with a fan. On the right an old woman. On the left two young men, one of them looking at the young woman.

Retrato de mujer en estilo expresionista

A young woman sits with a book in her hands. Two musicians around her play the harp and the double bass. Behind the young woman, an old woman.

Original title: Musicerend gezelschap

A cartoon in the periodical The Mascot of the infamous New Orleans brothel regent Emma Johnson as an octopus that captures the innocent passers-by. Below written in English "lewd and abandoned" (lustful and abandoned). Although there is no direct…

Watercolor on paper of a costumbrista scene with three characters in the Celestinesque tradition

In the image appears an old woman with her head covered and a man dressed as a fray. The woman represents Celestina or a procuress.

Portrait of an old woman.

In the image three figures appear on a balcony: two young women, one sitting with a fan and another resting on the first, and behind them appears an old woman looking at them. The image reminds us of the famous painting Young Woman and Celestina on…

Original title: "Mujeres de la vida"

A group of young women, supposedly prostitutes, and behind them an older woman, that could be their procuress.

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

Representation of the prodigal son parable in the house of the prostitutes. Notice the old woman or procuress on the right side of the painting as the prodigal son is driven out of the house. Notice the caged parrot on the door (second image…

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…

A man is accompanied by an old woman with a cane.

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

Among many other engraving, this Dutch engraver printed a book with portraits of famosu courtisans and bawds. 'Miroir des plus belles courtisans de ce temps¨. Spigel der alderschoonste courtisanen deses tyts,