[Act XV – Areusa and Elicia] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Act XV – Areusa and Elicia]
Subject: Spanish romances; Areusa (Fictitious character); Elicia (Fictitious character); Robes; Veils; Flowers; Prostitutes
Period: 1500-1550;
Geographic: France; Paris (France); Kingdom of France
Description: The left panel depicts Celestina’s prostitute Areusa wearing a veil and a robe. To the right, we see Celestina’s other prostitute Elicia, who is also wearing a veil and a robe. In her right hand, she is holding a flower. Both figures are placed outside.The entire image is identical to the one found on page 306. The left panel is identical to those found on pages 173 and 317, and is nearly identical to those found on pages 12, 208 and 271 (where it is labeled ‘Melibea’), page 84 (labeled ‘Lucrecia’), and page 350 (labeled ‘Alisa’). The right panel is nearly identical to those found on pages 84 (where it is labeled ‘Celestine’), 235 (labeled ‘Lucrece’), and 299 (labeled ‘Alisa’).
Image Creator: Nicolas Cousteau (Illustrator);Nicolas Cousteau (Printer); Nicolas Cousteau (Illustrator); Nicolas Cousteau (Printer)
Type: StillImage; Woodcut
Identifier: mta:18322
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_18322_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Celestina
Subject: Spanish romances; Areusa (Fictitious character); Elicia (Fictitious character); Robes; Veils; Flowers; Prostitutes

Media: mta_18322_OBJ.jpg