David, hoc est, Virtvtis exercitatissimae probatvm deo spectacvlvm : ex David pastoris militis regis exvlis ac prophetae exemplis
A 1575 Antwerp print series from the Plantin press, made by Philippe Galle after designs and text by Benito Arias Montano, retelling the life of the biblical King David in Latin for a learned religious readership. The engravings show crowded Renaissance-style scenes of armour, tents, courtly groups and battlefield dead, with strong contrast, dense hatching and classical architecture a designer could borrow for period-costume or epic compositions.
