[Act X - Melibea Reveals to Celestina Her Love for Calisto] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Act X - Melibea Reveals to Celestina Her Love for Calisto]
Subject: Celestina (Fictitious character); Melibea (Fictitious character); Spanish romances; Lucrecia (Fictitious character); Alisa (Fictitious character); Servants; Love; Honour; Purity; Passions; Parents
Period: 1450-1500;
Geographic: Spain; Burgos (Spain)
Description: On the left side of the image, we see Melibea and Celestina having a private conversation. Melibea tells her about the pain in her heart, and how she’s facing a conflict between her feelings of love and the need to keep her honour and purity. She expresses hope that Celestina will be able to alleviate her suffering. However, Celestina tells her that the only cure to her pain is Calisto, and that she cannot be helped unless she concedes her deep passion for him. Melibea resists greatly but eventually relents, and Celestina makes arrangements for the two lovers to meet outside the door of Melibea's house at midnight. Melibea’s mother Alisa (seen to the right of the image, with her sister's page/servant) arrives shortly after Celestina leaves and warns her about the dangers of the old woman.
Image Creator: Anonymous (Wood engraver); Fadrique de Basilea (Printer of plates)
Type: StillImage; Wood engraving
Identifier: mta:11673
Language: spa
Source Name: Comedia de Calisto y Melibea
Parent Collection: 1499 Burgos de Basilea; 1499 Burgos de Basilea
Image: mta_11673_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Celestina
Subject: Celestina (Fictitious character); Melibea (Fictitious character); Spanish romances; Lucrecia (Fictitious character); Alisa (Fictitious character); Servants; Love; Honour; Purity; Passions; Parents

Media: mta_11673_OBJ.jpg