[Act XVI – Pleberio and Alisa] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Act XVI – Pleberio and Alisa]
Subject: Spanish romances; Pleberio (Fictitious character); Alisa (Fictitious character); Falcons; Falconry; Chains; Necklaces; Veils; Flowers; Robes; Parents
Period: 1500-1550;
Geographic: France; Lyon (France); Kingdom of France
Description: The left panel depicts Melibea’s father Pleberio, who is wearing regal attire and a large chain. This panel was first used to represent Calisto, which explains the falcon perched on his left arm. It is odd that the printer would use this panel to represent someone other than Calisto. In the right panel we see Melibea’s mother Alisa, who is wearing a veil and a robe. In her right hand she is holding flowers.The entire image is nearly identical to the one found on page 170 (where the left panel is labeled ‘Calisto’ and the right panel is labeled ‘Lucresse’). The left panel is nearly identical to those found on pages 88 (where it is labeled ‘Calisto’), 135 (where a decorative panel is added and it is labeled ‘Sepronio’ [which appears to a typo]), and 244 (where a decorative panel is added). The right panel is nearly identical to the one found on page 61 (where it is labeled ‘Lucrecia’).
Image Creator: Anonymous (Engraver); Claude Nourry (Printer)
Type: StillImage; (Wood?) Engraving
Identifier: mta:18369
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; 1529 Lyon Nourry
Image: mta_18369_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Celestina
Subject: Spanish romances; Pleberio (Fictitious character); Alisa (Fictitious character); Falcons; Falconry; Chains; Necklaces; Veils; Flowers; Robes; Parents

Media: mta_18369_OBJ.jpg