[Act VII – Celestina Talking with Areusa While Pármeno Waits by the Stairs] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Act VII – Celestina Talking with Areusa While Pármeno Waits by the Stairs]
Subject: Spanish romances; Celestina (Fictitious character); Pármeno (Fictitious character); Areusa (Fictitious character); Servants; Prostitutes; scams; Loyalty
Period: 1500-1550;
Geographic: Germany; Augsburg (Germany); Free Imperial City of Augsburg; Holy Roman Empire
Description: While Pármeno accompanies Celestina (central figure) home, Celestina persuades him to help her scam Calisto. In exchange for his loyalty, he asks for Celestina’s prostitute Areusa, whom he loves. Celestina agrees, and they go to Areusa’s house. Celestina tells Pármeno to wait at the bottom of the stairs while she goes to Areusa’s bedroom (we see him waiting in the doorway to the left). Celestina tries to convince Areusa to give Pármeno a chance (foreground), but she eventually calls him to Areusa’s room without agreement from Areusa. Celestina returns home while Pármeno spends the night with Areusa.
Image Creator: Hans Weiditz (Illustrator); Marx Wirsung (Printer); Sigismund Grymm (Printer)
Type: StillImage; Wood engraving
Identifier: mta:18539
Source Name: Ain hipsche Tragedia von zwaien liebhabenden mentschen ainem Ritter Calixstus unn ainer Edlen junckfrawen Melibia genannt/ deren anfang müesam was/ das mittel sieß mit dem aller bittersten ir bayder sterben beschlossen.
Parent Collection: 1520 Augsbery Weiditz, Wirsung & Grymm (Uncoloured); 1520 Augsbery Weiditz, Wirsung & Grymm (Uncoloured)
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Collection: Celestina
Subject: Spanish romances; Celestina (Fictitious character); Pármeno (Fictitious character); Areusa (Fictitious character); Servants; Prostitutes; scams; Loyalty

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