[Act V – Pármeno Opening the Door for Celestina and Sempronio] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Act V – Pármeno Opening the Door for Celestina and Sempronio]
Subject: Spanish romances; Celestina (Fictitious character); Sempronio (Fictitious character); Pármeno (Fictitious character); News; Doors; Servants
Period: 1500-1550;
Geographic: Germany; Augsburg (Germany); Free Imperial City of Augsburg; Holy Roman Empire
Description: When Celestina (central figure) returns home, she finds Sempronio (rightmost figure) waiting there with Elicia. She tells him that she has good news, but she makes him wait until they are with to hear it. They go to Calisto’s house together, and Pármeno (leftmost figure) sees them as they approach. He tells Calisto of their arrival, and Calisto orders him to open the door.The entire illustration is identical to the one found on page 27 of the text (folio b7r): [Act I (Third Illustration) – Celestina and Sempronio Talking as Crito Descends the Staircase].
Image Creator: Hans Weiditz (Illustrator); Marx Wirsung (Printer); Sigismund Grymm (Printer)
Type: StillImage; Wood engraving
Identifier: mta:18537
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); Sempronio (Fictitious character); Pármeno (Fictitious character); News; Doors; Servants

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