[Act III – Elicia Watches as Sempronio and Celestina Arrive] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Act III – Elicia Watches as Sempronio and Celestina Arrive]
Subject: Spanish romances; Sempronio (Fictitious character); Celestina (Fictitious character); Elicia (Fictitious character); Anger; scams; Deception; Loyalty; Prostitutes; Servants
Period: 1500-1550;
Geographic: Germany; Augsburg (Germany); Free Imperial City of Augsburg; Holy Roman Empire
Description: Sempronio (rightmost figure) arrives at the house of Celestina (central figure) and angrily chastises her for the slackness with which she is fulfilling Calisto’s request. She explains that she will be able to extract more compensation from Calisto if she takes her time. She asks him to join her in scamming Calisto, offering him an equal share of the profits and her prostitute Elicia (top-left corner, looking out from the window) in exchange for his loyalty. Sempronio readily agrees, and when Celestina departs for Melibea’s house, he stays behind to spend time with Elicia.
Image Creator: Hans Weiditz (Illustrator);Haynrich Stayner (Heinrich Steiner) (Printer); Hans Weiditz (Illustrator); Haynrich Stayner (Heinrich Steiner) (Printer)
Type: StillImage; Wood engraving
Identifier: mta:18581
Source Name: AInn recht liepliches buechlin unnd gleich ain traurige Comedi (so von den Latinischen Tragicocomoedia genant wirt) darauß der leser vast nurzlichen bericht/ von schaden unngefar fleischlicher lieb/ untrewe der diener/ ausserz der gemaynen weber/ list und geyrzigkait der kupler/ und gleych als inn eynem spiegel mancherlay sitten unnd aygenschafft der menschen/ sehen und lernen mag.
Parent Collection: 1534 Augsberg Weiditz Steiner; 1534 Augsberg Weiditz Steiner
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Collection: Celestina
Subject: Spanish romances; Sempronio (Fictitious character); Celestina (Fictitious character); Elicia (Fictitious character); Anger; scams; Deception; Loyalty; Prostitutes; Servants

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