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The prophet is shown in a three-quarter view, wearing a hooded cloak and a golden halo, framed within a triangular architectural space. His right hand is raised in a gesture of address or teaching, while the heavy, rhythmic folds of his garments reflect the late Gothic style prevalent in early 15th-century Florence.
Figures like Micah were central to the 'prisca theologia' (ancient theology) tradition later embraced by Florentine Neoplatonists, who viewed Old Testament prophets as part of a continuous lineage of divine wisdom that harmonized with the teachings of Hermes Trismegistus and Plato.
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Marsilio Ficino
Ficino included the Hebrew prophets in his conceptualization of the prisca theologia, the ancient chain of divinely inspired teachers.