[Act VII – Celestina Talking with Areusa While Pármeno Waits by the Stairs] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Act VII – Celestina Talking with Areusa While Pármeno Waits by the Stairs]
Subject: Spanish romances; Celestina (Fictitious character); Pármeno (Fictitious character); Areusa (Fictitious character); Servants; Prostitutes; scams; Loyalty
Period: 1500-1550;
Geographic: Germany; Augsburg (Germany); Free Imperial City of Augsburg; Holy Roman Empire
Description: While Pármeno accompanies Celestina (central figure) home, Celestina persuades him to help her scam Calisto. In exchange for his loyalty, he asks for Celestina’s prostitute Areusa, whom he loves. Celestina agrees, and they go to Areusa’s house. Celestina tells Pármeno to wait at the bottom of the stairs while she goes to Areusa’s bedroom (we see him waiting in the doorway to the left). Celestina tries to convince Areusa to give Pármeno a chance (as seen in the foreground), but she eventually calls him to Areusa’s room without agreement from Areusa. Celestina returns home while Pármeno spends the night with Areusa.
Image Creator: Hans Weiditz (Illustrator);Haynrich Stayner (Heinrich Steiner) (Printer); Hans Weiditz (Illustrator); Haynrich Stayner (Heinrich Steiner) (Printer)
Type: StillImage; Wood engraving
Identifier: mta:18589
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; Celestina (Fictitious character); Pármeno (Fictitious character); Areusa (Fictitious character); Servants; Prostitutes; scams; Loyalty

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