Title
The fake aunt, by Pla Gallardo (1899)
Creator
Pla Gallardo, Cecilio (1860-1934)
Date
1899
Description
The image shows five figures; in the center, an old woman with her head covered following the celestinesque tradition, on the right a young couple, and on the left two women with habits. The trio can represent the typical triangle of prostitute, client and procuress.
The image is also discussed in "Alcahuetas, ventaneras y majas de paseo: Imágenes de celestinas en la pintura de género española (1868-1931)" ("Procuresses, windows and majas de promenade: Images of Celestines in Spanish genre painting (1868-1931)"), by Guillermo Juberías Gracia, Celestinesca, Vol. 47, (2023): pp. 229-271. (https://doi.org/10.7203/Celestinesca.47.26741):
Archived in:
https://web.archive.org/web/20231222193726/https://ojs.uv.es/index.php/celestinesca/article/view/26741/23608
The image is also discussed in "Alcahuetas, ventaneras y majas de paseo: Imágenes de celestinas en la pintura de género española (1868-1931)" ("Procuresses, windows and majas de promenade: Images of Celestines in Spanish genre painting (1868-1931)"), by Guillermo Juberías Gracia, Celestinesca, Vol. 47, (2023): pp. 229-271. (https://doi.org/10.7203/Celestinesca.47.26741):
Archived in:
https://web.archive.org/web/20231222193726/https://ojs.uv.es/index.php/celestinesca/article/view/26741/23608
Source
Cecilio Pla Gallardo, La tía fingida ("The fake aunt"), in the magazine Blanco y Negro, June 5, 1899.
Found in "Alcahuetas, ventaneras y majas de paseo: Imágenes de celestinas en la pintura de género española (1868-1931)" ("Procuresses, windows and majas de promenade: Images of Celestines in Spanish genre painting (1868-1931)"), by Guillermo Juberías Gracia, Celestinesca, Vol. 47, (2023): pp. 229-271. (https://doi.org/10.7203/Celestinesca.47.26741):
Archived in:
https://web.archive.org/web/20231222193726/https://ojs.uv.es/index.php/celestinesca/article/view/26741/23608
Found in "Alcahuetas, ventaneras y majas de paseo: Imágenes de celestinas en la pintura de género española (1868-1931)" ("Procuresses, windows and majas de promenade: Images of Celestines in Spanish genre painting (1868-1931)"), by Guillermo Juberías Gracia, Celestinesca, Vol. 47, (2023): pp. 229-271. (https://doi.org/10.7203/Celestinesca.47.26741):
Archived in:
https://web.archive.org/web/20231222193726/https://ojs.uv.es/index.php/celestinesca/article/view/26741/23608
Format
Engraving.
Dimensions: Unknown.
Dimensions: Unknown.
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