Calisto, Leriano, Oliveros: tres dolientes y un mismo grabado

Abstract

The right half of the engraving illustrating act thirteenth of the 1499 Burgos edition of Celestina depicts Calisto, in bed, resting his head on his hand. The image is taken from the depiction of the lovesick Leriano in the illustrated edition of Cárcel de amor (Zaragoza, 1493), which, itself, is taken from an engraving of L'histoire d'Olivier de Castille (Basilea, 1493) showing Olivier pining for Princess Hélène. Noticeably, in the Spanish translation of the adventures of Olivier (Burgos, 1499), a sick Oliveros wears the same clothes as Leriano in Cárcel de amor. From the point of view of the reception of Celestina in its first years, the origin of this engraving depicting a pensive and resting Calisto proves a direct connection with the sentimental novel and the books of chivalry.