Prophet Daniel: Prophets of the Old Testament

The Prophet Daniel stands in a classical pose, gesturing toward the sky where four wind-heads blow from the clouds, referencing his apocalyptic visions. Behind him, lions rest in their den, representing the biblical story of his divine protection. The central scene is enclosed in a complex Mannerist frame decorated with strapwork, urns, and a small grotesque mask at the base.

Daniel was a central figure for early modern scholars of prophecy and 'prisca theologia' due to his role as a divinely-inspired interpreter of dreams. His visions provided the primary chronological framework for esoteric thinkers like John Dee or Joseph Scaliger to calculate the ages of the world and the timing of the apocalypse.