[Act XIX – Sosia and Tristan] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Act XIX – Sosia and Tristan]
Period: 1500-1550;
Geographic: France; Paris (France); Kingdom of France
Description: The left panel depicts Calisto’s servant Sosia, who is wearing a hat and has a sword mounted on his belt. To the right, we see Calisto’s other servant Tristan wearing a hat. He also has a sword mounted on his belt, which is partially concealed by his coat. Both figures are placed outside.The left panel is identical to the one found on page 263, and nearly identical to those found on pages 60, 146, 173, and 187 (where it is labeled ‘Parmeno’), and page 299 (where it is labeled ‘Pleberio’). 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 350 (labeled ‘Pleberio’).
Image Creator: Nicolas Cousteau (Illustrator);Nicolas Cousteau (Printer); Nicolas Cousteau (Illustrator); Nicolas Cousteau (Printer)
Type: StillImage; Woodcut
Identifier: mta:18327
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_18327_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Celestina
Subject: Spanish romances; Sosia (Fictitious character); Tristan (Fictitious character); Hats; Swords; Servants