[Act VII] Celestina spreect tot Pármeno · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Act VII] Celestina spreect tot Pármeno
Period: 1600-1650;
Geographic: Belgium; Antwerp (Belgium); Spanish Netherlands
Description: As Celestina leaves Calisto’s house, Calisto tells Pármeno to accompany her to ensure she arrives home safely. Celestina persuades Pármeno to join her and Sempronio in their plot to scam Calisto, and she promises him a share of the profit, as well as her prostitute Areusa, in exchange for his new loyalty. He relents to her bribery, and they both go to Areusa’s house, where Pármeno remains for the night while Celestina returns home. To the right of the illustration, we see Pármeno and Celestina in conversation. She is wearing a robe and a veil, while he is depicted with a hat and a sword mounted on his belt. To the left, both Pármeno and Areusa can be seen unclothed in bed together. Oddly enough, Areusa appears to be wearing a veil despite her nudity.
Image Creator: Anonymous (Engraver);Heyndric Heyndricz (Printer); Anonymous (Engraver); Heyndric Heyndricz (Printer)
Type: StillImage; (Wood?) Engraving
Identifier: mta:18243
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_18243_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Celestina
Subject: Spanish romances; Celestina (Fictitious character); Pármeno (Fictitious character); Areusa (Fictitious character); scams; Prostitutes; Servants; Loyalty; Beds; Veils; Robes; Hats; Swords; Nudity; Servants

Media: mta_18243_OBJ.jpg