[Act VI - Celestina Delivers the News and Girdle to Calisto, While Sempronio Chastises Pármeno for Chiding Them] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Act VI - Celestina Delivers the News and Girdle to Calisto, While Sempronio Chastises Pármeno for Chiding Them]
Period: 1450-1500;
Geographic: Spain; Burgos (Spain)
Description: Calisto is eager to know what happened when Celestina visited Melibea, and how she was able to convince Melibea to give up her girdle (to the right of the image, Celestina is seen presenting Calisto with Melibea's girdle). Celestina lies, and explains to him that Melibea was brave. Celestina promises Calisto that if she does not die, she will win him his mistress. In return for this promise, she requests a reward, and Calisto is willing to offer anything to be united with his love. Throughout this, Pármeno is unable to restrain his negative comments about Celestina and Calisto, thus putting at risk the deal between Celestina and Calisto (and, consequently, the secret deal between Celestina and Sempronio). To the left of the image, Sempronio can be seen chastising Pármeno for his aforementioned negative comments.
Image Creator: Anonymous (Wood engraver);Fadrique de Basilea (Printer of plates); Anonymous (Wood engraver); Fadrique de Basilea (Printer of plates)
Type: StillImage; Wood engraving
Identifier: mta:11669
Language: spa
Source Name: Comedia de Calisto y Melibea
Parent Collection: 1499 Burgos de Basilea; 1499 Burgos de Basilea
Image: mta_11669_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Celestina
Subject: Spanish romances; Sempronio (Fictitious character); Pármeno (Fictitious character); Calisto (Fictitious character); girdles (belts); Chastising; Chiding; News; Secrets; Deals; scams; Celestina (Fictitious character); Servants

Media: mta_11669_OBJ.jpg