Gedeon

Gideon is shown as a bearded soldier in elaborate classical armor and a plumed helmet, kneeling with his hands pressed together in a gesture of supplication. To his left lies the fleece he used to petition God for a sign, set against a landscape featuring a large tree and a distant city. The engraving uses fine hatching to create texture in the grass, the metallic sheen of the plate armor, and the soft wool of the fleece.

Gideon’s fleece is a primary symbol of 'heavenly dew' (Ros Coeli), which in Western esoteric and alchemical traditions represents the descent of the divine spirit into matter. This biblical motif served as a foundational metaphor for the collection of the universal solvent or 'spirit of the world,' most notably appearing in later alchemical works such as the Mutus Liber.