Antwerp, Cock, Hieronymus, Jode, Gerard de, Heemskerck, Maarten van, Thesaurus sacrarum historiarum veteris testamenti, elegantissimis imaginibus expressum excellentissimorum in hac arte virorum opera: nunc primum in lucem editus, History of Gideon, Dew on the Wool Fleece, The kneeling Gideon asks God, who appears above the threshing floor with the wool fleece, for confirmation of his mission to liberate Israel. If there were dew on the wool a day later, while the ground around it was dry, then Gideon would know for sure that Israel would be liberated through his efforts. Behind this scene Gideon wrings the wet fleece out over a bowl. Behind it Gideon's army. Below the depiction a caption in Latin. Print is part of an album., print, album sheet, prints, height 203 mm, width 247 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1561 - 1561, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Northern Netherlands, 1498 - 1574, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1509 - 1591-02-0