Engraved Ornament project

Ornament for presentation and collection

Guest blog entry by Bryony Bartlett-Rawlings The evolution of print publishing around the end of the fifteenth century is closely intertwined with the development of ornament engravings and their role as designs for the decorative arts. The possibility of producing multiple impressions and the transportability of prints facilitated the wider distribution of these designs. However there are some...
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Teaching art and spreading models: Jan de Bisschop’s prints after the antique

Guest blog entry by Valentina Rubechini Antiquities have always had a strong allure for men and for artists in particular. From the very beginning of the 15th century artists began drawing ancient sculptures and ruins as well as historical events. V&A inventory number 29627.67 Jan de Bisschop after Jacob de Gheyn III, Athena, Dutch, 1669   The Engraved Ornament collection has a number...
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Sarah Grant is Curator of Engraved Ornament at the V&A.