[Act XVII – Elicia and Sosia] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Act XVII – Elicia and Sosia]
Subject: Spanish romances; Elicia (Fictitious character); Sosia (Fictitious character); Veils; Rosary; Swords; Robes; Servants; Prostitutes
Period: 1500-1550;
Geographic: France; Lyon (France); Kingdom of France
Description: The left panel depicts Elicia standing outside. She is wearing a robe and veil, with what appears to be a rosary hanging from her waist. In the right panel, we see Sosia pointing upward. He has a sword mounted on his belt.The entire image is nearly identical to the one found on page 105 (where the left panel is labeled ‘Celestina’ and the right is labeled ‘Pármeno’). The left panel is nearly identical to the panel found on the title page (where it is labeled 'Celestine' and has added colour), the one found at the end of the book (labeled 'Celestine'), and those found on pages 51, 82, 150, and 162 (labeled ‘Celestine’). The right panel is nearly identical to those found on pages 43 and 135 (where it is labeled ‘Pármeno’), and identical to those found on pages 190 and 235.
Image Creator: Anonymous (Engraver);Claude Nourry (Printer); Anonymous (Engraver); Claude Nourry (Printer)
Type: StillImage; (Wood?) Engraving
Identifier: mta:18371
Source Name: Celestine en laquelle est traicté des déceptions des serviteurs envers leurs maistres et des macquerelles envers les amoureux, nouvelleme[n]t translate d'ytalien en françoys
Parent Collection: 1529 Lyon Nourry; 1529 Lyon Nourry
Image: mta_18371_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Celestina
Subject: Spanish romances; Elicia (Fictitious character); Sosia (Fictitious character); Veils; Rosary; Swords; Robes; Servants; Prostitutes

Media: mta_18371_OBJ.jpg