[Act II (First Illustration) – Calisto Paying Celestina While Another Figure (Either Sempronio or Pármeno) Yawns] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Act II (First Illustration) – Calisto Paying Celestina While Another Figure (Either Sempronio or Pármeno) Yawns]
Subject: Spanish romances; Celestina (Fictitious character); Calisto (Fictitious character); Sempronio (Fictitious character); Pármeno (Fictitious character); Gold; Crowns; Crown (Coin); Payment; Servants; Yawning
Period: 1500-1550;
Geographic: Germany; Augsburg (Germany); Free Imperial City of Augsburg; Holy Roman Empire
Description: The decision to include Celestina in this illustration is odd, seeing as neither she (nor any other female character) is included in the second act. However, the illustration likely represents the end of the first act, in which Calisto gives her 100 gold crowns (likely referring to the currency 'crown', or 'Krone' in German) as pre-payment for her services. We see that Calisto (central figure) is holding a small bag, and Celestina (leftmost figure) has something in her hands. Behind Calisto, we see another male figure (either Sempronio or Pármeno), who appears to be yawning.
Image Creator: Hans Weiditz (Illustrator); Haynrich Stayner (Heinrich Steiner) (Printer)
Type: StillImage; Wood engraving
Identifier: mta:18579
Source Name: AInn recht liepliches buechlin unnd gleich ain traurige Comedi (so von den Latinischen Tragicocomoedia genant wirt) darauß der leser vast nurzlichen bericht/ von schaden unngefar fleischlicher lieb/ untrewe der diener/ ausserz der gemaynen weber/ list und geyrzigkait der kupler/ und gleych als inn eynem spiegel mancherlay sitten unnd aygenschafft der menschen/ sehen und lernen mag.
Parent Collection: 1534 Augsberg Weiditz Steiner
Image: mta_18579_OBJ.png

Media: mta_18579_OBJ.png