[Act XXI – Alisa and Pleberio] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Act XXI – Alisa and Pleberio]
Period: 1500-1550;
Geographic: France; Paris (France); Kingdom of France
Description: The left panel depicts Melibea’s mother Alisa, who is shown wearing a veil and a robe. To the right, we see Melibea’s father Pleberio wearing a hat. He has a sword mounted on his belt, which is partially concealed by his coat. Both figures are placed outside.The left panel is nearly identical to those found on pages 12, 208 and 271 (where it is labeled ‘Melibea’), pages 173, 287, 306, and 317 (labeled ‘Areusa’), and page 84 (labeled ‘Lucrecia’). The right panel is nearly identical to those found on pages 70 and 114 (where it is labeled ‘Sempronio’), page 187 (labeled ‘Sepronio’ [likely a printing error]), pages 263 and 271 (labeled ‘Calisto’), and page 326 (labeled ‘Tristan’).
Image Creator: Nicolas Cousteau (Illustrator);Nicolas Cousteau (Printer); Nicolas Cousteau (Illustrator); Nicolas Cousteau (Printer)
Type: StillImage; Woodcut
Identifier: mta:18331
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_18331_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Celestina
Subject: Spanish romances; Alisa (Fictitious character); Pleberio (Fictitious character); Parents; Robes; Veils; Swords; Hats