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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 Spanish Postal Service ( 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.
Comic Mother Celestina'sPowders(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.
Celestina and Martyr, cover illustration, by Mota (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 ofLa 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 book Mother Celestina's back room: Solutions for any sexual problem (La rebotica de la madre Celestina: Soluciones para cualquier problema sexual) (1998)
Montage of two Adam and Eve type baroque statues.
Cover of the bookMother Celestina's advice (Los consejos de la madre Celestina)(1973)
Image of a female hindu deity
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…
Comic La 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…
Statue of Celestina in Calisto and Melibea's Garden, Salamanca, by Casillas (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…
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.
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.
The Matchmaker I and II, by Barlach (1920, c.)
Original title: Die Kupplerin (I, II) ("The Matchmaker I and II")
Matchmaker showing her pupil and rejoicing
Matchmaker showing her pupil and rejoicing
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.
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…
Matchmaker, by Bordalo Pinheiro (1900, c.)
Original title: Alcoviteira ("Matchmaker").
Modern plastic figure based on artist and designer Bordalo Pinheiro's drawings. It is based on the tradition of Gil Vicente's play Auto das barcas do inferno (16th century),
in which a matchmaker called…
Modern plastic figure based on artist and designer Bordalo Pinheiro's drawings. It is based on the tradition of Gil Vicente's play Auto das barcas do inferno (16th century),
in which a matchmaker called…
Spanish National Lottery Ticket (1974)
Copy of the Toledo, 1526, coloured. Ticket worth 200 pesetas from February 9, 1974 to celebrate Valentine's Day.
Coaster from Melibea club, Jaca, Spain (2000 c.)
Original ink illustration in naive style of Melibea and Celestina with a heart and a sun.
Stone relief of Calisto and Melibea, Calisto and Melibea Secondary School (2000 c.)
Relief sculpted in stone of the portrayals of Calisto and Melibea on the façade of the Instituto de Enseñanza Media Calisto y Melibea in the city of Santa Marta de Tormes, in the province of Salamanca, Spain.
Dolls of Calisto, Melibea, and Celestina, by Jaume Arlandy (2011 and 2016)
Two handmade dolls, 2011, inspired by the characters of Calisto and Melibea and Tim Burton's movieNightmare before Christmas (1993)The creator describes her dolls:
Today I'm not going to show my dolls, but I'm going to show you what my daughter…
Card from La Celestina library specialized in theatre, Madrid (2000 c.)
Commercial card from the library specialized in La Celestina theatre. Copies the engraving from act XIV and XIX from the Valencia, 1514 edition.
La Celestina, by Durán and LaGRUAestudio (2013)
Half of Melibea's body, sad appearance and long hair, and Celestina in the background in a pose that indicates here evil plans. Illustration made for the collective exposition titled "Oficis Extraordinaris," organized by APIV (Professional…
Relief with a procuress on a baptismal font in Palencia (12th century)
Sculpted on the baptismal font of the Romanesque church of San Salvador, in Rebanal de las Llantas, Palencia, there is a couple copulating and an old woman behind the young woman, as well as another man. The other side of the font shows a scene of…
Bodegas Melibea, Madrid bar (2015)
Wine cellar on 9 Espoz y Mina Street, Madrid, decorated with
tiles of attractive erotic images of nude women that do not seem to be connected at all to La Celestina other than by the general eroticism. A tile painting of the interior that mixes…
tiles of attractive erotic images of nude women that do not seem to be connected at all to La Celestina other than by the general eroticism. A tile painting of the interior that mixes…
PlaymobilCelestina, YouTube video of Melibea's suicide, by Lorzo's channel (2007)
Two and half minute video uploaded to YouTube in which the suicide of Melibea is represented with Playmobil figures and background voice.
YouTube video summary of animatedLa Celestina, by Gloria Gil (2012)
"Brief summary of the argument of the play La Celestina"
Six minute silent video in which an electronic blackboard and a series of drawings is used to summarize the argument. Educational material?? Note the use of modern characters in the drawings.
Six minute silent video in which an electronic blackboard and a series of drawings is used to summarize the argument. Educational material?? Note the use of modern characters in the drawings.
YouTube video of the adaptation ofLa Celestinaby students from Bovalar Secondary School, Castellón de la Plana (2009)
School project, 50 minute video. Described on the YouTube page as "Adaptation of the classic by Fernando de Rojas". Audiovisual project by the grade 11 students from Bovalar Secondary School (2009-2010 school year) from the Castilian Language and…
Video summary ofLa Celestina with animated figures, from the series Grandes Obras Universales, from RTVE (2010)
Comedic summary of La Celestina in 2 minutes with moving figures and Madrid zarzuela type accent.
Statue of Fernando de Rojas in Puebla de Montalbán (1980 c.)
Granite statue of Fernando de Rojas in his hometown, Puebla de Montalbán, of the province of Toledo, Glorieta square. It includes an inscription that says "Relic of the remains of Fernando de Rojas, donated by Talavera de la Reina"
Conquest (Conquista), painting by Blanco Prieto (2000 c.)
Painting on wood made with a mixed technique that represents a medieval courtship scene inspired byLa Celestina.The author writes about the image: "To seduce the beloved the help of the procuress was not enough. It was necessary to reach the dreamy…
Blanket or bedspread with scene from La Celestina (1615)
Blanket of Portuguese origin with scenes from the play and the names of Calisto and Melibea. It is kept at the Victoria and Albert Museum of London.
El huerto de Calisto y Melibea, theater (2000 c.)
Cut out puppet theatre of Melibea's garden with the characters from the play. The front page, in English and Spanish, includes a summary of the story and explains that the garden is near Salamanca's Old Cathedral, which clearly appears in the…
La Celestina, caricature, by BibomaniaOtakulover (sic) (2010)
Caricature of Celestina manipulating a puppet, charcoal, caricature style. Note the spelling of Celestina, as it begins with an "s."
Design of a Celestina, by Richart (1980, c.)
Design from the performance Llegó el Bululú, character named Antonia and described as Celestina and "Jealous old man" written beside it. See the attached page from the ABC from 1983.
Pármeno, life and work (Pármeno, vida y obra), cover drawing, various artists (2008)
Curious ink cover imitating an old book titled Pármeno, life and work, directed at Paula Ronderos Bogotá, 2008. In a wiki, that also contains a page and a half of what appears to be Sempronio's picaresque lifestyle, who travels to America.
The…
The…
Cover of the book The Mechanical Celestina(La Celestina mecánica), by Colomina de Rivera (1976)
Book with cover that suggests that it is an essay with the subtitle "estudio sobre la mitología de lo femenino, la mujer y su manipulación a través de la industria cultural." The title is probably influenced bu the Spanish translation of Kubrick's…
Currito the Flamenco Singer's Enchanted Guitar (La guitarra embrujada de Currito el cantaor), by Ferrándiz (1961 c.)
Illustrated children's story that has a witch inspired byMother Celestina's Powder, as the use of the expression in the text shows:"Y en su cueva aquella noche le echó las cartas, ladina, y a una guitarra echó los polvos de la madre…
ComicLa Celestina, by Bastien (1988)
Colour comic for young readers, part of a collection of classic works for young readers.
Adaptation: Rémy Bastien
Script: Dolores Plaza
Drawings: J. Santos Reyna
Colour separation: Carlos García, José García, Raúl Mendoza, Antonio Pérez y…
Adaptation: Rémy Bastien
Script: Dolores Plaza
Drawings: J. Santos Reyna
Colour separation: Carlos García, José García, Raúl Mendoza, Antonio Pérez y…
Cigar box label with lithograph of La Celestina(c. 1950)
Lithograph of a young woman with the name La Celestina on a Bernard Stahl & Co and Lichten Brothers box. It is not, however, a reference to de Rojas' character, but to a property or estates in which tobacco is produced and that usually have feminine…
Celestina, by Akenoomokoto (sic) (2009)
Drawing of La Celestina, with water colour appearance, created using Photoshop and pospo on Painter 11.
Celestina, by Bradipsiquia (sic) (2013)
Oil on canvas painting, inspired by a photo by another DeviantArt user, Anhen, namedScarface.
La Celestina, by Thecarlosmal (sic) (2006)
Drawing of La Celestina, made by the DeviantArt user Thecarlosmal.
La Celestina, by Edwmwtal (sic) (2013)
Illustration of La Celestina bu the DeviantArt user Edwmwtal. Note the influence of Walt Disney's stepmother or witch model.
La Celestina, by AliceInNightmareland (sic) (2007)
A compilation of images based on the artist's school notebook. The drawing is inspired by the painting Celestina, by Picasso (1904)
La Celestina Doll, by Daasper (sic) (2013)
![La Celestina Doll, by Daasper [sic] (2013)](https://en.celestinavisual.org/files/thumbnails/ac1cc1a0562a483fb009013569bfaeb1.jpg "La Celestina Doll, by Daasper [sic] (2013)")
Doll based on the painting Celestina, by Picasso (1904), by the DeviantArt user Daasper.
La Celestina, by Anachronic-Doll (2009)
An artistic work on the website DeviantArt for a literature class by the user Anachronic-Doll.
Colombian escorts and models service logo (2015)
Website logo from Colombia that offers sexual services by women. The logo looks as if it was taken from Victoria's Secret, although the crown and the name La Celestina are of a different origin.
Celestina the Weepy, by AreUfracturing (sic) (2005)
Original title: Celestina la llorona ("Celestina the Weepy")A painting based on Celestina, by Picasso (1904). Made by a DeviantArt user.
Calisto and Melibea, by Pukingrainbows (sic) (2009)
A drawing by the DeviantArt user Pukingrainbows. He/she explains that he/she was studying for his/her Spanish literature class and became bored and began to draw and produced this drawing.
Marivi Bilbao, by Jesuss1 (sic) (2013)
Photomontage by the DeviantArt user Jesuss1 based on the painting Celestina, by Picasso (1904), interpreted by the user with his own paint.
Celestina, by Venise (2004)
Drawing by the DeviantArt user: Venise. Based on the painting Celestina, by Picasso (1904)during his blue period.
Celestina 2.0, by 44rivax (sic) (Luca Rivara) (2012)
Digital work of art based on the famous painting Celestina, by Picasso (1904). Made by the DeviantArt user44rivax.
La Celestina...animu style, by happichuu (sic) (2009)
Drawing made by the DeviantArt user, happichuu, he/she was reading a book in a literature class and made his/her own interpretation of the characters in a Japanese cartoon style.
Celestino, by Kohryu (2006)
Self-portrait of the DeviantArt user, Kohryu, that is inspired in the painting Celestina, by Picasso (1904) during his blue phase.
News referring to the paintingLa Celestina byFernando Alberti, in Blanco y Negro (1908)
A press release that mentions a work titled:La Celestina, by Alberti. The image is not shown in this work. We have not been able to find the painting, nor the subsequent news about its destination.
Illustration of Celestina in the comedyEufemia, by Lope de Rueda, in the magazine Blanco y Negro (1906)
Illustration by the magazine Blanco y Negro in an article signed by Azorín that references a celestina from the comedyEufemia, by Lope de Rueda, that connects with the traditional Celestina only because of sorcery. The image resembles Cervantes' La…
Cover of a French edition ofLa Celestina, by de Rojas (1922)
A French edition, published in 1922 by Éditions de la Nouvelle Revue Française. Translated by A. Germond de Lavigne (XX century) and illustrated by Démétrius Emmanuel Galanis (1882-1966).
La Celestina, by cuenta.cuentos (sic) (2011)
An artistic project in the form of comics by the user Cuenta.Cuentos on the site: www.desmotivaciones.es.
Presentation of slides of La Celestina, by Liss Rodriguez (2010)
A series of 103 slides published on the website: www. slideshare.net of the user Liss Rodriguez. It shows a theatrical performance of La Celestina captured in slides. Probably part of a secondary school project.
The Whisper, by KermitTX (2008)
A drawing done by the DeviantArt user KermitTX. Inspired by the Michael Sweerts painting "The young man and the procuress."
Celestinesque scene, by Master E. S. (1460, c.)
Illustration with themes from La Celestina, made in Germany by a painter known only by his/her initials as Master E.S. Gallant scene in a garden with a falcon. The scene recalls the first scene from La Celestina. InCelestinesca, 1987, Vol. 11, Num.…
La Celestina, by Reynoso (2014)
Drawings inspired by some of the acts from the text by Fernando de Rojas.
Blue, Celestina self-portrait, by Lee-Warne (2015)
A self-portrait by the photographer Wendy Lee-Warne in the style of the famous painting by Picasso, La Celestina. While she worked on a photographic project whose them was "blue," the photographer's inspiration came from the famous painting and she…
Photo in the Garden of Calixto y Melibea, by Culla (2016)
A photo of two people, one of them acting in an accusing or threatening way, in the Garden of Calixto and Melibea, on a travel blog by Daniel de Culla.
Photo series of The Story of Melibea(La historia de Melibea), byConstantinou (2014, c.)
Series made byAndreas Constantinoucomposed of nine photos of a model that poses as Melibea. According to the photographer, "My inspiration came after visiting Salamanca and the garden where the story took place, the fiancé (now husband) of my best…
Postage stamp from Equatorial Guinea (1981, c.)
Postage stamp with copy of the famous painting Celestina, by Picasso (1904).
Illustration of a procuress from the bookWomen's Dialogue (Diálogo de las mujeres), by Castillejo (1600)
Generic image of a woman. Note that she does not have her hair covered nor any identifiable accessory typical of a procuress. She has something unidentifiable on her waste.Transcription of the passage of the procuresses, fromCervantes…
Plate painted with gallant scene and procuress, anonymous (1700 c.)
A plate with a scene of a suitor and a young woman; a procuress facilitating the negotiation behind.
Procuring (Proxenetismo), by Meid (1914)
Instead of a female procuress, the artist Hans Meid shows a procurer offering her protegée to another man.
Lady Milagros (Doña Milagros), cover of La novela de hoy, by Pujol(1927)
La novela de hoy is a series of popular novels from the 1920s and 1930s that are characterized by noteworthy covers that sometimes have an erotic theme.
In this case it consists of the opposite representation of a procuress since she is an old woman…
In this case it consists of the opposite representation of a procuress since she is an old woman…
The Horror (Lo horrible), cover ofLa novela de hoy edition (1927)
La novela de hoy is a series of popular novels from the 1920s and 1930s that are characterized by noteworthy covers that sometimes have an erotic theme. See related image for more details.
Provenza Street (La calle de Provenza), cover of La novela de hoy edition (1928)
La novela de hoy is a series of popular novels from the 1920s and 1930s that are characterized by noteworthy covers that sometimes have an erotic theme.
Note that it represents a modern procuress or brothel keeper that does not correspond with the…
Note that it represents a modern procuress or brothel keeper that does not correspond with the…
A Couple in Trouble (Polvareda conyugal), cover of the La novela de hoy edition (1929)
La novela de hoy is a series of popular novels from the 1920s and 1930s that are characterized by noteworthy covers that sometimes have an erotic theme.The character of the old witch is an allusion to the work by HartzenbuschMother Celestina's…
The Black Lady (La dama negra), cover of the La novela de hoy edition (1925)
La novela de hoy is a series of popular novels from the 1920s and 1930s that are characterized by noteworthy covers that sometimes have an erotic theme.
In this case, although it is a work of horror, the lady's representation corresponds to that of…
In this case, although it is a work of horror, the lady's representation corresponds to that of…
La Celestine, by Atché (1898)
Advertisement of the liqueur made by the French order of the Celestine monks, no connection with La Celestina in spite of the name and the image.
Comic La Celestina, anonymous (2017 c.)
An anonymous comic made using a software program that allows one to create comics using preexisting images. Probably an assignment by a student in secondary school.
Underground comic with Celestina character, from Amor Amateur (2016)
Underground comic published in Daemon Club. It includes the character of Celestina that has the ability to travel through time. Erotic tone.
Statue of Fernando de Rojas in Talavera de la Reina, by Juan Cantero (2016)
1.9 m bronze statue based on the only portrait that remains of Rojas, the municipal command cane in his right hand and in the left, a copy of La Celestina. There is a sword on his belt.
Valencian Falles -cardboard statues/ entitled Pamtomime and Celestina go well together (Pantomima i Celestina sempre han fet molt bona rima), by Martínez Aparici (2017)
A falla by the falla group San Vicente-Periodista Azzati for the 2017 Fallas in Valencia (Spain). It is described as a "Venetian pantomime" and, in some ways, a criticism of the contemporary society. It has a budget of 42,000 Euros.
A masked…
A masked…
Carousel book of La Celestina, by Valle (2017)
Project from an illustration course. The author writes on her blog about this project; "Inspired by the contemporary illustrations of its time, in which the laws of perspective or of time were manipulated to one's liking, and inspired in the backdrop…
Engravings from the French adaptation of La Celestina, by Le Breton (1929)
Four copper engravings byConstant Le Breton that illustrate the French adaptation ofLa Celestina by Fernand Fleuret and Roger Allard, La Célestine, tragi-comedie imité de l'espagnol (Éditions du Trianon, París 1929). It is…
Illustration from Tragedia Policiana, by Sebastián Fernández and anonymous illustrator, 1547
Courtship scene that closely recalls some of the covers and illustrations of the first page of contemporary editions of Celestina. Policiano playing the guitar or lute is the main departure from the model.
Wine Label La Celestina, by Bodegas Atalayas de Golbán (2014)
Wine label representing an unusual image of a Celestina with the lower part of the body like a snake coiled to a flask and raising an arrow like a spear, flanked by the words "carpe diem". Underneath, the name of the wine: La Celestina and the date…
La Celestina cookie by Ginger Galletas, 2017
A cookie decorated with an image of Celestina which comes from a drawing made by Thecarlosmal (pseudonym) as a model.
Artists' comments: "La Celestina", obra de Fernando de Rojas, fue realizada como parte de un regalo personalizado, para una…
Artists' comments: "La Celestina", obra de Fernando de Rojas, fue realizada como parte de un regalo personalizado, para una…
Macabre version of Celestina by Mreno (2017)
Image of Celestina with a money bag with hte $ sign and the yard in red. Depicted as a vampire
Comic from La Celestina by Rojas with birds, illustrations by Palmerín (2017)
La Celestina, illustrated by Victor Palmerín Navarro. MSPublishers, 2017. The author about his work (translated): "More than half a year of work between documentation and creation has resulted in what is the first modern adaptation of La…
Spinning Spell Sketch, Ciudad de México, by Arizpe (2016)
Text: "Por la áspera ponzoña de las víboras de que este aceite fue hecho, con el cual unto este hilo, que quede amarrado el corazón de... "
Translation: "By the harsh venom of the vipers from which this oil was made, with which I smear this thread,…
Translation: "By the harsh venom of the vipers from which this oil was made, with which I smear this thread,…
Dresses inspired by La Celestina, de la Rosa (2014)
Photographer: Maximo Arroyo.
Photography assistant: Rosibell Rivera.
Make up & hair: Antonio Aguado.
Stylist: Jorge de la Rosa.
Wardrobe: Jorge de la Rosa collection.
Model: Angela Gomez de Olea.
The Dress:
Made in three pieces, skirt,…
Photography assistant: Rosibell Rivera.
Make up & hair: Antonio Aguado.
Stylist: Jorge de la Rosa.
Wardrobe: Jorge de la Rosa collection.
Model: Angela Gomez de Olea.
The Dress:
Made in three pieces, skirt,…