Biblical Triumphs and Offers

Engravings depicting biblical narratives, including David's victory over Goliath and Melchizedek's offering, showcasing historical art with dynamic compositions and dramatic scenes.

David is received by Saul in the army camp, where he tells him that he wants to fight Goliath. David is incorrectly depicted in the foreground partially in armor, as he refused the equipment. The soldier behind him puts a helmet on his head. In the margin a one-line caption in Latin from 1 Sam. (incorrectly identified as 1 Kings on the print), David receives the armor Story of David and Saul , print maker: anonymous, Maarten van Heemskerck, publisher: Hieronymus Cock, print maker: Low Countries, publisher: Antwerp, publisher: Antwerp, 1555 - 1633, paper, engraving, h 205 mm × w 249 mm
David is received by Saul in the army camp, where he tells him that he wants to fight Goliath. David is incorrectly depicted in the foreground partially in armor, as he refused the equipment. The soldier behind him puts a helmet on his head. In the margin a one-line caption in Latin from 1 Sam. (incorrectly identified as 1 Kings on the print), David receives the armor Story of David and Saul , print maker: anonymous, Maarten van Heemskerck, publisher: Hieronymus Cock, print maker: Low Countries, publisher: Antwerp, publisher: Antwerp, 1555 - 1633, paper, engraving, h 205 mm × w 249 mm