[Act XVI – Melibea and Lucrecia Overhear Pleberio and Alisa Discussing the Possibility of Finding a Husband for Melibea] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Act XVI – Melibea and Lucrecia Overhear Pleberio and Alisa Discussing the Possibility of Finding a Husband for Melibea]
Subject: Spanish romances; Melibea (Fictitious character); Lucrecia (Fictitious character); Pleberio (Fictitious character); Alisa (Fictitious character); Marriage; Virginity; Ignorance; Frustration; Anger; Servants; Parents
Period: 1500-1550;
Geographic: Germany; Augsburg (Germany); Free Imperial City of Augsburg; Holy Roman Empire
Description: Melibea (presumably the right-central figure, since her robe appears ornate and she is wearing multiple necklaces) overhears Pleberio (left-central figure) and Alisa (leftmost figure), her parents, talking about the prospect of giving her away in marriage. They discuss the mistaken fact that she is still a virgin, and Alisa points out that she has probably never considered having a male companion. Melibea grows frustrated with their presumption that she is ignorant, and she orders Lucrecia (rightmost figure) to interrupt the conversation.
Image Creator: Hans Weiditz (Illustrator); Haynrich Stayner (Heinrich Steiner) (Printer)
Type: StillImage; Wood engraving
Identifier: mta:18601
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
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