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A courtesan is a prostitute with a courtly, wealthy, or upper-class clientele. Historically, the term referred to a courtier, a person who attended the court of a monarch or other powerful person.
Cortesã. Madame de Pompadour, famosa cortesã e amante de Luís XV de França. Cortesã, conforme os usos do século XVI, era termo utilizado para referir-se às amantes que se associavam aos ricos e poderosos nobres que as proviam de luxo e bem-estar, assim como status junto à corte, em troca de sua companhia e seus favores.
Elizabeth Stride, one of the "canonical five" victims of Jack the Ripper. Martha Tabram, a possible victim of Jack the Ripper. Libby Thompson, "Squirrel Tooth Alice," madam of a brothel in Sweetwater, Texas. Julia Bulette, American prostitute in Virginia City, Nevada. Emma Dupont, French courtesan and artist's model.
Portrait by Paolo Veronese. Madame de Pompadour, by Maurice Quentin de La Tour. A courtesan was often a high-class prostitute or mistress, especially one associated with rich, powerful, or noble men who gave luxuries and status in exchange for her services.
Veronica Franco (1546–1591) was an Italian poet and courtesan in 16th-century Venice. She is known for her notable clientele, feminist advocacy, literary contributions, and philanthropy. Her humanist education and cultural contributions influenced the roles of Courtesans in the late Venetian Renaissance .
Oiran ( 花魁) is a collective term for the highest-ranking courtesans in Japanese history, who were considered to be above common prostitutes (known as yūjo ( 遊女, lit. 'woman of pleasure')) for their more refined entertainment skills and training in the traditional arts.
The Countess (born Arthur Berloget ), also known as Pauline and Arthur W, was a French transgender courtesan, demimondaine, singer, artist, and writer who was prominent in Parisian society throughout the 1850s and 1860s. She was the mistress of a nobleman and later became a singer in Parisian cafés and cabarets.
