Daniel’s vision of four beasts after 1655

Salomon Italia's etching *Daniel's Vision of Four Beasts* (c. 1655) depicts a scene from the Book of Daniel, Chapter 7. The prophet Daniel is standing amidst clouds, surrounded by angels, while looking up at a radiant light. Below him, four beasts are depicted, symbolic of the four empires that would rise and fall. The artist utilizes a delicate hatching technique to capture the complex composition. The etching was likely meant to be part of a larger book illustrating the biblical text.