[Act XVIII – Areusa and Centurion] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Act XVIII – Areusa and Centurion]
Subject: Spanish romances; Areusa (Fictitious character); Centurio (Fictitious character); Swords; Satchels; Veils; Necklaces; Prostitutes; Robes
Period: 1500-1550;
Geographic: France; Lyon (France); Kingdom of France
Description: The left panel of this image depicts Areusa, one of Celestina’s prostitutes. She is wearing a veil, a robe, and a necklace of some sort. On the right we see Centurio (here misspelled ‘Centurion’), who is holding some sort of satchel and has a sword mounted on his belt.The entire image is nearly identical to the one found on page 125 (where the right panel is labeled ‘Pármeno’). The left panel is identical to the one found on page 208. The right panel is nearly identical to those found on pages 51 and 82 (where it has a decorative panel and is labeled ‘Sempronio’), and on page 235 (where it has a decorative panel and is labeled ‘Tristan’).
Image Creator: Anonymous (Engraver); Claude Nourry (Printer)
Type: StillImage; (Wood?) Engraving
Identifier: mta:18372
Source Name: Celestine en laquelle est traicté des déceptions des serviteurs envers leurs maistres et des macquerelles envers les amoureux, nouvelleme[n]t translate d'ytalien en françoys
Parent Collection: 1529 Lyon Nourry
Image: mta_18372_OBJ.jpg