[Act I - Calisto First Meeting Melibea] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Act I - Calisto First Meeting Melibea]
Subject: Spanish romances; Calisto (Fictitious character); Melibea (Fictitious character); Nobility; Wealth; Crowns; Love; Passions; Hats; Cloaks
Period: 1500-1550;
Geographic: France; Paris (France); Kingdom of France
Description: This illustration is associated with the scene in which Calisto, while practicing his falconry, first encounters Melibea in her garden. Calisto is taken by her beauty, and from that moment on he calls her his goddess. Melibea is shown wearing a crown and an ornate robe, representing her high social standing. Calisto, although he too is wealthy and a member of the nobility, is shown in a far more humble attire - a simple hat and cloak.
Image Creator: Anonymous (Engraver)
Type: StillImage; (Wood?) Engraving
Identifier: mta:18378
Source Name: Celestine, en laquelle est traicte des déceptions des serviteurs envers leurs maistres et des macquerelles envers les amoureux, translate D'ytalien en françois
Parent Collection: 1529 Paris Saint-Denis; 1529 Paris Saint-Denis
Image: mta_18378_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Celestina
Subject: Spanish romances; Calisto (Fictitious character); Melibea (Fictitious character); Nobility; Wealth; Crowns; Love; Passions; Hats; Cloaks