[Act I – As Celestina Knocks on a Door, a Horseman Approaches and Three Figures Observe (Repeated)] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Act I – As Celestina Knocks on a Door, a Horseman Approaches and Three Figures Observe (Repeated)]
Subject: Spanish romances; Celestina (Fictitious character); Calisto (Fictitious character); Alisa (Fictitious character); Pleberio (Fictitious character); Melibea (Fictitious character); Horses; Windows; Balconies; Bags; Lanterns; Doors; Parents
Period: 1550-1600;
Geographic: Belgium; Antwerp (Belgium); Spanish Netherlands
Description: In the foreground and to the left, we see a female figure knocking on the door to a house. Her long veil and slightly more aged appearance indicate that this is meant to represent Celestina. In her left hand she is holding either a lantern or a bag. In the foreground and to the right, we see a male figure (perhaps Calisto) walking toward the house with a horse. A figure (perhaps Melibea) watches from a window above (top left corner), and two other figures (perhaps Melibea’s parents Alisa and Pleberio) watch from a balcony.The entire image is identical to the one found on the title page.
Image Creator: Anonymous (Engraver); Heyndric Heyndricxz (Printer)
Type: StillImage; (Wood?) Engraving
Identifier: mta:18171
Source Name: Celestina, Een Tragicomedie van Calisto ende Melibea, inde welcke (buyten haren playsanten ende zoeten zin) staen veel profijtelijcke sententien oft spreecwoorden, ende veel nootzakelijcke waerschouwinghen, byzonder voor Jonghe-ghezellen, betoonende het groot bedroch vande Pluymstrijckers, van de ontrouwe Dienaers, ende voor al van de Koppelerssen en̄ lichte Vrouwē.
Parent Collection: 1580 Antwerp Heyndricz
Image: mta_18171_OBJ.jpg

Media: mta_18171_OBJ.jpg