[Act XI – Celestina Delivers Good News to Calisto While Sempronio and Pármeno Voice Their Suspicions of Melibea] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Act XI – Celestina Delivers Good News to Calisto While Sempronio and Pármeno Voice Their Suspicions of Melibea]
Subject: Spanish romances; Celestina (Fictitious character); Calisto (Fictitious character); Sempronio (Fictitious character); Pármeno (Fictitious character); Suspicion; Joy; Happiness; Servants; News; Passions; Robes; Veils; Hats; Coats; Swords
Period: 1600-1650;
Geographic: Belgium; Antwerp (Belgium); Spanish Netherlands
Description: While returning home from her meeting with Melibea, Celestina spots Sempronio and Pármeno, who are going to Saint Mary Magdalene’s Church to check on Calisto, and follows them. The two servants enter first and begin talking with Calisto, while Celestina enters afterward and tells them that she has good news. They go to Calisto’s house for privacy, and Celestina reveals that Melibea is passionately in love with Calisto. Calisto is overjoyed when Celestina tells him that Melibea wants to meet him at midnight, but Sempronio and Pármeno are suspicious of Melibea’s sudden change in heart. Calisto tells everyone to leave so that he can rest before night comes, and Celestina returns home. To the right of the image, we see Celestina wearing a robe and a veil. Calisto stands beside her, wearing a coat and a hat, with a sword mounted on his belt (it can be seen protruding from behind his coat in the bottom right corner). His hung head and facial expression convey and air of sadness, which seems an unfitting depiction for this scene. To the left, we see Pármeno and Sempronio, both of whom are wearing hats. A sword is seen protruding from behind the figure on the right, who is pointing toward the figure on the left as he glances toward Celestina and Calisto.The entire image is identical to those found on pages 47 and 93 of the text.
Image Creator: Anonymous (Engraver);Heyndric Heyndricz (Printer); Anonymous (Engraver); Heyndric Heyndricz (Printer)
Type: StillImage; (Wood?) Engraving
Identifier: mta:18258
Source Name: 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.
Parent Collection: 1616 Antwerp Heyndricz; 1616 Antwerp Heyndricz
Image: mta_18258_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Celestina
Subject: Spanish romances; Celestina (Fictitious character); Calisto (Fictitious character); Sempronio (Fictitious character); Pármeno (Fictitious character); Suspicion; Joy; Happiness; Servants; News; Passions; Robes; Veils; Hats; Coats; Swords

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