[Act II – Calisto Talks with Pármeno While Sempronio Leaves to Visit Celestina]

Title

[Act II – Calisto Talks with Pármeno While Sempronio Leaves to Visit Celestina]

Period

1500-1550;

Geographic

Spain

Seville (Spain)

Castile (Kingdom)

Description

Soon after Celestina leaves Calisto’s house, Calisto grows impatient and tells Sempronio to visit Celestina and urge her to fulfill her duties with expediency. Sempronio expresses concern about leaving Calisto alone in his state of despondency, so Pármeno comes to keep him company and Sempronio departs (as depicted in this illustration). While Sempronio is away, they discuss Calisto’s heartache, and Pármeno attempts to inform Calisto of Celestina’s treacherous ways. All three figures are depicted with hats, while Pármeno and Sempronio both have swords mounted on their belts.[The figures in this illustration are used in multiple other illustrations throughout this edition.]

Image Creator

Anonymous (Engraver);Jacobo Cromberger (Printer)

Anonymous (Engraver)

Jacobo Cromberger (Printer)

Type

StillImage

Woodcut

Identifier

mta:19843

Source Name

Tragicomedia de Calisto y Melibea : en la qual se contiene de mas de su agradable e dulce estilo muchas sentencias filosofales : e auisos muy necessarios para mancebos : mostrandoles los engaños quastan encerrados en seruientes e alcabuetas : e nueuamente añadido el tractado de Centurio.

Parent Collection

1502 Seville Cromberger

1502 Seville Cromberger

Image

mta_19843_OBJ.png

Collection

Celestina

Subject

Spanish romances

Calisto (Fictitious character)

Pármeno (Fictitious character)

Sempronio (Fictitious character)

Servants

Impatience

Warnings

Despondency

Sadness

Melancholy

Hats

Swords