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Title
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[Act IV – Celestina and Lucrecia]
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Description
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In the left panel we see Celestina wearing a long robe and a veil. She is holding some sort of book between her body and her right arm. To the right, Lucrecia is shown in similar (although fancier) attire. In her right hand she is holding a flower, while in her left she is holding the girdle cord hanging from her waist. At her feet, a dog is standing on its hind legs with its front paws extended toward her. Both figures are placed outside. The decision to use this figure to depict Lucrecia is somewhat odd, seeing as the girdle is closely tied to Melibea’s storyline. The entire image is nearly identical to the one found on page 208 (where the name labels are absent). This is the only illustration in the edition to feature name labels. The panel to the right is a near carbon-copy of a panel found multiple times throughout the earlier 1529 Lyon edition. However, the lower attention to detail in this panel makes it clear that it is a reproduction and not a duplicate. The artist likely referred to a copy of the 1529 edition when creating this panel.
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Image Creator
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Anonymous (Engraver);Nicolas Barbou (Printer)
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Anonymous (Engraver)
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Nicolas Barbou (Printer)
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Identifier
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mta:18387
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Source Name
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Celestine en la quelle est Traicte des deceptions des serviteurs envers leurs Maistres/ et des Macquerelles envers les Amoureux
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Image
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Subject
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Spanish romances
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Celestina (Fictitious character)
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Lucrecia (Fictitious character)
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Robes
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Veils
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Flowers
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Dogs
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girdles (belts)
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Books
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