The young woman in the painting is dressed up to represent the Greek muse Clio. Clio was one of the 9 Greek muses who were personification of 'The Highest Aspirations of Art and Intellect' Clio in particular was the muse of history.
Holland in the 1600's was also in the process of becoming a more liberal society, especially when compared to the rest of Europe. As with most changing societies this causes and split between new and old and tension I wanted to use this in my narrative.
I then applied this new information to my narrative and came up with a new narrative;'A young woman has the highest aspirations of art and intellect and wants to escape the tensions of society to pursue this'
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