Discussion of the Konstellations

[Linda]

Stellar - that's a good place to start, but doesn't work in this case. The general impression people (including those before me) got from this pair is that the man is hostile towards the woman. I believe it was Marco who held a similar view.

We can clearly see that the man has a somewhat evil face and he's holding the woman's arms behind her back. He's clearly portrayed as capturing rather than liberating her.

my take is different. the male wants the female but she is/plays hard to get. she is not bound, she is holding a spindle behind her back. he reaches for her, but she maintains her own independence.