[Act XIV – Calisto Ascends Toward Melibea and Lucrecia While Sosia and Tristan Stand Guard]

Title

[Act XIV – Calisto Ascends Toward Melibea and Lucrecia While Sosia and Tristan Stand Guard]

Period

1500-1550;

Geographic

Spain

Seville (Spain)

Castile (Kingdom)

Description

As midnight approaches, Calisto leaves for Melibea’s house once again, this time accompanied by Sosia and Tristan. When they arrive, Calisto uses a ladder to climb Melibea’s high garden wall (seen to the right of the illustration) and spends a romantic night with her. Meanwhile, Sosia and Tristan stand guard outside the wall (seen to the left of the illustration). The clock strikes 3AM all too soon, however, and he realizes that he must depart, lest he be seen by early risers. Calisto and his servants return home, and Calisto goes to sleep. When the sun rises, Sosia looks out a window and spots Elicia, who is walking toward Areusa’s house.[This illustration is identical to the one found on page 146 of the text (folio 75r).]

Image Creator

Anonymous (Engraver);Jacobo Cromberger (Printer)

Anonymous (Engraver)

Jacobo Cromberger (Printer)

Type

StillImage

Woodcut

Identifier

mta:19888

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

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Collection

Celestina

Subject

Spanish romances

Calisto (Fictitious character)

Melibea (Fictitious character)

Sosia (Fictitious character)

Tristan (Fictitious character)

Lucrecia (Fictitious character)

Servants

Love

Lovers

Passions

Ladders

Walls

Gardens