Title
The Gentleman and Death, by Camprobín (1670, c.)
Creator
Camprobín, Pedro (atribuido a) (1605-1674)
Date
1670, c.
Subject
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
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
Archived in:
https://web.archive.org/web/20200611161746/https://revistas.uva.es/index.php/bsaaarte/article/view/1070/914
Source
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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https://web.archive.org/web/20200611162000/https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Camprobin-el_caballero_y_la_muerte.jpg
Wikimedia Commons:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Camprobin-el_caballero_y_la_muerte.jpg
Archived in:
https://web.archive.org/web/20200611162000/https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Camprobin-el_caballero_y_la_muerte.jpg
Format
Oil on canvas.
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