Illustration of act XX of the Salamanca edition (1540)

Illustration of act XX of the Salamanca edition (1540)

Title

Illustration of act XX of the Salamanca edition (1540)

Creator

Pedro de Castro and anonymous illustrator

Date

1540

Description

Scene of Melibea's suicide while falling from the tower in the center. On the left, an unidentified man, Pleberio has his arms outstretched, accompanied by another unidentified man. In the right margin, two female characters lament the event. Above the image are written the names Pleberio, Lucrecia, Melibea but they do not correspond with the location nor the number of persons in the image. The same image is repeated in act XXI.

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