| 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
Editorial office
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Publication languages:
English
Data set: CEJSH
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Makslas Vesture un Teorija > 2018 > 21 > 6-18
In today’s Latvia, only a few bay windows older than the rich historical quotes of the 19th century Historicist period are on view in their original locations. A bay window built in the mid-17th century has survived in the northwest corner of Riga Castle; this is the only such ancient structure in Latvia whose artistic quality permits comparisons to other Mannerist and Baroque examples of Northern...
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Makslas Vesture un Teorija > 2018 > 21 > 33-48
There is little information on the life and works of Riga architect Alfred Aschenkampff; however, his name features in almost all art history books dealing with Riga’s Art Nouveau buildings or the city’s history on the threshold of the 20th century. He designed one of the first Art Nouveau buildings in Riga – the apartment house at 7 Audēju Street – as well as pavilions for the 1901 Industry and Crafts...
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Makslas Vesture un Teorija > 2018 > 21 > 19-32
Karosta (Military Port) in the town of Liepāja used to be one of the strategically most important military objects in the Russian Empire. Its aesthetic aspect was implemented in high-quality forms of Historicist architecture, general planning and every building of Karosta, then dubbed the Port of Alexander III. After the failed Crimea War, the Russian Empire maintained its aggressive policy and decided...
