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[Koen G]

By the way, who was is that mentioned Cassiopeia before? If it was more than a quick mention of the resemblance, I'd be very interested to read their argumentation.

Marco: something I can add already: one clear point where we disagree is whether or not a reference to the constellation is intended. I think this is the case, while you rather see a Cassiopeia-type, perhaps only a use of her pose. 

I think constellation imagery is used as a canvas for "something else." We may agree that we don't know yet what this something else is. This complicates things, but it is useful to establish this first. It seems safe to say that at this point, nobody is able to offer a satisfactory explantion for the entire image.

So let's phrase it like this: is an explicit reference to the constellation *within this composition* intended or not? I say yes, and for this particular drawing there is a strong argument in the figure to her right, which refers to Andromeda. For now I must refer to the blog post, where I discussed her to some extent. Do you find this identification entirely implausible?