[Act II (First Illustration) – Calisto Paying Celestina While Another Figure (Either Sempronio or Pármeno) Yawns] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Act II (First Illustration) – Calisto Paying Celestina While Another Figure (Either Sempronio or Pármeno) Yawns]
Period: 1500-1550;
Geographic: Germany; Augsburg (Germany); Free Imperial City of Augsburg; Holy Roman Empire
Description: The decision to include Celestina in this illustration is odd, seeing as neither she (nor any other female character) is included in the second act. However, the illustration likely represents the end of the first act, in which Calisto gives her 100 gold crowns as pre-payment for her services. We see that Calisto (central figure) is holding a small bag, and Celestina (leftmost figure) has something in her hands. Behind Calisto, we see another male figure (either Sempronio or Pármeno), who appears to be yawning.
Image Creator: Hans Weiditz (Illustrator);Marx Wirsung (Printer);Sigismund Grymm (Printer); Hans Weiditz (Illustrator); Marx Wirsung (Printer); Sigismund Grymm (Printer)
Type: StillImage; Wood engraving
Identifier: mta:19999
Source Name: Ain hipsche Tragedia von zwaien liebhabenden mentschen ainem Ritter Calixstus unn ainer Edlen junckfrawen Melibia genannt/ deren anfang müesam was/ das mittel sieß mit dem aller bittersten ir bayder sterben beschlossen.
Parent Collection: 1520 Augsbery Weiditz, Wirsung & Grymm (Coloured); 1520 Augsbery Weiditz, Wirsung & Grymm (Coloured)
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Collection: Celestina
Subject: Spanish romances; Celestina (Fictitious character); Calisto (Fictitious character); Sempronio (Fictitious character); Pármeno (Fictitious character); Gold; Crowns; Payments; Servants; Yawning

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