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One of the virtues Roemer Visscher hailed throughout Sinnepoppen is 'consistency'. Yet in this emblem of >a weathercock, he argued that inconsistency could be considered a virtue as well. This apparent contradiction shows the amount of individual freedom and flexibility Visscher leaves for his readers. They are at liberty to choose the virtues which suit them best, even if these are not part of the regular and well-known set of virtues attributed to good people. This is again in accordance with Roemer Visscher's motto "Elck wat wils˛. Just like in the previous emblem, the typically Dutch spire emphasizes the homely familiarity of the pictura for the contemporary audience.
Compare Roemer Visscher's emblem with a @similar emblem from Jacob Cats' Sinne- en minnebeelden (1627) [Electronic versions of Jacob Cats' main emblem books at the multilingual website of the Emblem Project Utrecht]. Notice the much more elaborate nature of the commentary written by Cats. >Go to the fifth and final emblem.
