[Act V – Celestina and Sempronio (Repeated)] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Act V – Celestina and Sempronio (Repeated)]
Subject: Spanish romances; Celestina (Fictitious character); Sempronio (Fictitious character); Veils; Rosary; Robes; Hats; Swords; Servants
Period: 1500-1550;
Geographic: France; Paris (France); Kingdom of France
Description: The left panel depicts Celestina standing outside. She is wearing a robe and a veil, with what appears to be a rosary hanging from her waist. To the right we see Calisto’s servant Sempronio standing outside, wearing a hat. He has a sword mounted on his belt, which is partially concealed by his coat.The entire image is identical to the one found on page 70. The left panel is identical to the panel found on the title page, and on pages 146, 208, and 225 of the text. The right panel is nearly identical to those found on pages 187 (where it is labeled ‘Sepronio’ [likely a printing error]), 263 (labeled ‘Calisto’), 271 (labeled ‘Calisto’), 326 (labeled ‘Tristan’), and 350 (labeled ‘Pleberio’).
Image Creator: Nicolas Cousteau (Illustrator); Nicolas Cousteau (Printer)
Type: StillImage; Woodcut
Identifier: mta:18304
Source Name: Célestine, en laquelle est traicte des deceptions des serviteurs envers leurs maistres et des macquerelles envers les amoureux, translaté d'ytalien en françois
Parent Collection: 1527 Paris Cousteau; 1527 Paris Cousteau
Image: mta_18304_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Celestina
Subject: Spanish romances; Celestina (Fictitious character); Sempronio (Fictitious character); Veils; Rosary; Robes; Hats; Swords; Servants

Media: mta_18304_OBJ.jpg