[Act X (Mislabeled as ‘Septiesme Acte’/Seventh Act) – Celestina and Melibea] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Act X (Mislabeled as ‘Septiesme Acte’/Seventh Act) – Celestina and Melibea]
Period: 1500-1550;
Geographic: France; Paris (France); Kingdom of France
Description: To the left, we see Celestina wearing a robe and a veil, with what appears to be a rosary hanging from her waist. The right panel depicts Melibea, also wearing a robe and a veil. Both figures are placed outside.The left panel is identical to the panel found on the title page, and on pages 70, 114, 146, and 225 of the text. The right panel is identical to those found on pages 12 and 271, and is nearly identical to those found on page 84 (where it is labeled ‘Lucrecia’), pages 173, 287, 306, and 317 (where it is labeled ‘Areusa’), and page 350 (where it is labeled ‘Alisa’).
Image Creator: Nicolas Cousteau (Illustrator);Nicolas Cousteau (Printer); Nicolas Cousteau (Illustrator); Nicolas Cousteau (Printer)
Type: StillImage; Woodcut
Identifier: mta:18309
Source Name: Célestine, en laquelle est traicte des deceptions des serviteurs envers leurs maistres et des macquerelles envers les amoureux, translaté d'ytalien en françois
Parent Collection: 1527 Paris Cousteau; 1527 Paris Cousteau
Image: mta_18309_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Celestina
Subject: Spanish romances; Celestina (Fictitious character); Melibea (Fictitious character); Robes; Veils; Rosary