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>The axe is another recognizable emblematic object taken from daily life. A hint of mortality seems to be embedded in the prose commentary, mortality and the dependence of man on God being two of Sinnepoppen's important topics, yet this is not >the central concept advocated by Roemer Visscher in this emblem.
"Rust ick soo roest ick" is nearly identical to a modern Dutch saying. For more Dutch proverbs in Sinnepoppen, >click here.
This was the final emblem of the sequence of five, in which the need for self-discipline and self-development through the display of individual virtues such as modesty, prudence, (in)consistency, perpetual (self-)education and practice was emphasized.
Thank you very much for using the studypack on Roemer Visscheršs Sinnepoppen. We hope it was, in true Renaissance fashion, both instructive and pleasant. You can check the >bibliography for further references on emblem literature, on the literary landscape of the Dutch Golden Age, and on the various arguments about the use of iconographic emblems in Dutch seventeenth-century genre paintings. It also includes links to other interesting websites. Please take a few minutes to complete the evaluation form which can be found >here.
