Mediceae familiae rervm feliciter gestarvm victoriae et trivmphi
A 1583 series of engravings published in Antwerp by Philippe Galle, printed with Latin captions, celebrating the Medici family's military victories and triumphs, made for a learned or patron audience interested in Florentine dynastic history. The plates show crowded battle scenes with pikemen, cavalry and armoured commanders on horseback, with dense hatching and distant walled towns that a designer could take as a model for layered historical crowd composition.
