First illustration of the cover page of the Valencia edition (1529)

First illustration of the cover page of the Valencia edition (1529)

Title

First illustration of the cover page of the Valencia edition (1529)

Creator

Juan Viñao and anonymous illustrator

Date

1529

Description

Composite scene that shows two servants escorting Calisto on horseback and a third Black servant or page. It also includes a dog and in the right margin Melibea's house, where she and Lucrecia are on the balcony, while Celestina knocks on the door, but without her characteristic string. It appears to be a free adaptation of the covers of  Valencia (1514) and Sevilla (1523). This edition has 25 illustrations that can be seen by clicking here: Valencia (1529).

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