Cover of the Venice edition, 1519

Cover of the Venice edition, 1519
Cover of the Venice edition, 1519

Title

Cover of the Venice edition, 1519

Creator

Cesare Arrivabene and anonymous illustrator

Date

1519

Description

Celestina convinces or begs a young woman, probably Melibea, although in theory she could also be Areúsa, in her bedroom. The bed in the background. In Latin is written: "vetula tail scorpionis" (an old lady like the tail of a scorpion)

This is an illustrated edition with 17 illustrations that can be seen by clicking here: Venecia, 1519.

Source

Celestina, tragicomedia de Calisto y Melibea (Italian translation by Alphonso Hordognez). Venezia: Cesare Arrivabene, 1519

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