[Act III – Celestina Leaves to Visit Melibea While Sempronio Stays with Elicia]

Title

[Act III – Celestina Leaves to Visit Melibea While Sempronio Stays with Elicia]

Period

1500-1550;

Geographic

Spain

Seville (Spain)

Castile (Kingdom)

Description

When Sempronio arrives at Celestina’s house, he berates her for not making progress quickly enough. She explains that she will receive greater rewards if she gives Calisto many small victories with extended gaps between them. She asks Sempronio to join her in this scam, offering him a share in the profits and her prostitute Elicia in exchange for his loyalty, to which Sempronio readily agrees. Celestina departs for Melibea’s house (to the left of the illustration), and in the meantime, Sempronio spends the night with Elicia at Celestina’s house.Celestina and Elicia are both wearing robes, while Celestina also has a veil and a rosary. Sempronio is depicted wearing a hat, and he is holding a sword in his right hand.[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:19844

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_19844_OBJ.png

Collection

Celestina

Subject

Spanish romances

Celestina (Fictitious character)

Sempronio (Fictitious character)

Elicia (Fictitious character)

Servants

Prostitutes

Love

Lovers

scams

Loyalty

Rewards

Profit

Robes

Veils

Rosary

Hats

Swords