[Act VII – Pármeno and Celestina] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Act VII – Pármeno and Celestina]
Period: 1500-1550;
Geographic: France; Paris (France); Kingdom of France
Description: The left panel depicts Calisto’s servant Pármeno, who is wearing a hat and has a sword mounted on his belt. To the right, we see Celestina wearing a robe and a veil, with what appears to be a rosary hanging from her waist. Both figures are placed outside.The left panel is identical to those found on pages 60, 173, and 187, and nearly identical to those found on pages 263 (where it is labeled ‘Sosia’), 299 (labeled ‘Pleberio’), and 326 (labeled ‘Sosia’). The right panel is identical to the panel found on the title page, and on pages 70, 114, 208, and 225 of the text.
Image Creator: Nicolas Cousteau (Illustrator);Nicolas Cousteau (Printer); Nicolas Cousteau (Illustrator); Nicolas Cousteau (Printer)
Type: StillImage; Woodcut
Identifier: mta:18306
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_18306_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Celestina
Subject: Spanish romances; Pármeno (Fictitious character); Celestina (Fictitious character); Hats; Swords; Veils; Rosary; Robes; Servants