Deborah

Deborah is depicted as a monumental figure in a dynamic, twisted pose with voluminous, heavy drapery characteristic of the Haarlem Mannerist style. She holds a book under her arm, signifying her role as a judge and visionary, while the background features a dramatic mountain landscape with a stone bridge and distant fortifications. A Latin inscription at the base describes her as a divinely inspired voice who prophesied that a woman would kill the enemy general Sisera.

Deborah represents the archetype of the 'vatic' or inspired prophetess, bridging biblical history with the Renaissance interest in divine inspiration (furor divinus). The inscription's use of the term 'Enthea vox' (enthused or divinely inspired voice) directly connects the image to the Neoplatonic philosophy of Marsilio Ficino regarding the soul's reception of divine knowledge.