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Title
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[Act XII – Celestina Recoils from (Sempronio or Pármeno) While Elicia Watches from Behind]
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Description
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Because this illustration is included at the end of this act, we can infer that it is meant to represent the scene in which Sempronio and Pármeno murder Celestina, after which they jump from the third storey of her house to escape the alguacil’s men. We see a male figure (either Sempronio or Pármeno) reaching out toward Celestina, who appears to be pulling away from him. She is shown wearing a robe and a veil, while he is wearing a hat. In his left hand he is holding a sword, the tip of which is resting on the ground. To the right we see Elicia watching this encounter. She is wearing a robe and a veil, while her face displays an air of sadness.This illustration is somewhat odd for two reasons: there is only one male figure in this illustration, and it does not depict violence like most other illustrations of this scene. I suspect that the use of this illustration (in place of the more relevant 1580 Antwerp edition illustration) may be a consequence of the 1580 woodblock being misplaced or destroyed in the intervening 36 years.The entire image is identical to those found on pages 222 and 246 of the text.
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Image Creator
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Anonymous (Engraver);Heyndric Heyndricz (Printer)
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Anonymous (Engraver)
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Heyndric Heyndricz (Printer)
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Identifier
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mta:18261
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Source Name
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Celestina, Een Tragicomedie van Calisto ende Melibea, inde welcke staen veel profijtelijcke sententien oft spreecwoorden, ende veel nootzakelijcke waerschouwinghen, byzonder voor Jonghe-ghezellen, betoonende het groot bedroch vande Pluym-strijckers, van de ontrouwe Dienaers, ende voor al van de Koppelerssen en̄ lichte Vrouwē.
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Image
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Subject
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Spanish romances
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Celestina (Fictitious character)
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Sempronio (Fictitious character)
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Pármeno (Fictitious character)
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Elicia (Fictitious character)
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Sadness
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Robes
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Veils
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Swords
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Hats
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Servants
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Prostitutes
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