[Act XVIII – Areusa, Centurio, and Elicia] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Act XVIII – Areusa, Centurio, and Elicia]
Subject: Spanish romances; Areusa (Fictitious character); Elicia (Fictitious character); Centurio (Fictitious character); Prostitutes; Murder; Anger; Arrogance; Revenge; Vengeance
Period: 1500-1550;
Geographic: Spain; Seville (Spain); Castile (Kingdom)
Description: Areusa (leftmost figure) and Elicia (rightmost figure) go to Centurio’s house. When they enter, Centurio (central figure) acts with arrogance toward Areusa. Offended, she prepares to leave without asking for his help. With cunning words, she manages to make Centurio submissive to her desires. She then tells him that, to gain her favour once again, he will have to kill Calisto. He agrees, but he immediately starts considering ways in which he could avoid fulfilling this duty himself. He decides to send some of his companions, among them Thraso, to enact the deed in his place. [The figures in this illustration are used in multiple other illustrations throughout this edition.]
Image Creator: Anonymous (Engraver); Jacobo Cromberger (Printer)
Type: StillImage; Woodcut
Identifier: mta:19898
Source Name: Tragicomedia de Calisto y Melibea : en la qual se contiene de mas de su agradable e dulce estilo muchas sentencias filosofales : e auisos muy necessarios para mancebos : mostrandoles los engaños quastan encerrados en seruientes e alcabuetas : e nueuamente añadido el tractado de Centurio.
Parent Collection: 1502 Seville Cromberger
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