[Act XVI – Pleberio and Alisa] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Act XVI – Pleberio and Alisa]
Subject: Spanish romances; Pleberio (Fictitious character); Alisa (Fictitious character); Parents; Hats; Swords; Flowers; Robes; Veils
Period: 1500-1550;
Geographic: France; Paris (France); Kingdom of France
Description: The left panel depicts Melibea’s father Pleberio, who is wearing a hat and has a sword mounted on his belt. To the right, we see Melibea’s mother Alisa wearing a veil and a robe. In her right hand, she is holding a flower. Both figures are placed outside.The left panel is nearly identical to those found on pages 60, 146, 173, and 187 (where it is labeled ‘Parmeno’), and pages 263 and 326 (labeled ‘Sosia’). The right panel is nearly identical to those found on pages 84 (where it is labeled ‘Celestine’), 235 (labeled ‘Lucrece’), and 287 and 306 (labeled ‘Elicia’).
Image Creator: Nicolas Cousteau (Illustrator);Nicolas Cousteau (Printer); Nicolas Cousteau (Illustrator); Nicolas Cousteau (Printer)
Type: StillImage; Woodcut
Identifier: mta:18323
Source Name: Célestine, en laquelle est traicte des deceptions des serviteurs envers leurs maistres et des macquerelles envers les amoureux, translaté d'ytalien en françois
Parent Collection: 1527 Paris Cousteau; 1527 Paris Cousteau
Image: mta_18323_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Celestina
Subject: Spanish romances; Pleberio (Fictitious character); Alisa (Fictitious character); Parents; Hats; Swords; Flowers; Robes; Veils