| ISSN | 1691-0869 |
Makslas Vesture un Teorija
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Institute of Art History of the Latvian Academy of Art and Art History Research Support Foundation
Institute of Art History of the Latvian Academy of Art and Art History Research Support Foundation
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English
Data set: CEJSH
Articles
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Makslas Vesture un Teorija > 2019 > 23 > 56-65
More than one hundred years have already passed since objects appeared in the works of art that underwent major changes in both content and form. The initial daring to overcome artists’ centuries-old ambitions to capture reality, especially manifested in trompe l’oeil effects, brought in the use of real objects resulting in avant-garde innovations. Assemblage as the intellectual, provocative, surprising,...
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Makslas Vesture un Teorija > 2019 > 23 > 15-25
The rich material of bronze items produced by local masters on the territory of medieval Latvia testifies to a high level of metalworking skills. The diversity of artefacts increased during this period, as imported objects were often used as samples for local imitations. Bronze bowls are part of the applied arts that flourished in the course of these two centuries; they are common in various European...
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Makslas Vesture un Teorija > 2019 > 23 > 26-42
This year is the 100th anniversary of the publication of the book The Mystery of Easter Island: The Story of an Expedition by British traveller and ethnographer Katherine Routledge. However, the aim of this article is to draw attention to her contemporary, Latvian artist and theoretician Voldemārs Matvejs’ (1877–1914) study of Oceanic art Искусство острова Пасхи (The Art of Easter Island), published...
