[Act III – (?) and Sempronio] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Act III – (?) and Sempronio]
Subject: Spanish romances; Elicia (Fictitious character); Celestina (Fictitious character); Sempronio (Fictitious character)
Period: 1500-1550;
Geographic: France; Paris (France); Kingdom of France
Description: We know that the male figure on the right is Sempronio, since he is the only male character included in the third act. He is depicted holding a satchel in his right hand. Further, he is wearing a large hat and has a sword mounted on his belt. The female figure on the left is depicted wearing a robe, a veil, and a necklace. Her identity is ambiguous, since Sempronio interacts with both Celestina and Elicia in this act. Both figures are placed outside.The entire image is identical to the one found on page 58 of the text. Both the left and right panels are near carbon-copies of panels used multiple times throughout the earlier 1529 Lyon edition. However, the lower attention to detail in these illustrations makes it clear that they are reproductions and not duplicates. The artist likely referred to a copy of the 1529 edition when creating these illustrations.
Image Creator: Anonymous (Engraver); Nicolas Barbou (Printer)
Type: StillImage; (Wood?) Engraving
Identifier: mta:18386
Source Name: Celestine en la quelle est Traicte des deceptions des serviteurs envers leurs Maistres/ et des Macquerelles envers les Amoureux
Parent Collection: 1542 Paris Barbou
Image: mta_18386_OBJ.jpg