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Social, economical and political history is not always the most significant aspect in the study of architectural and artistic heritage. Still there are periods when the correlation between these factors and building activities acquires a special importance. Usually these are periods of changes when new political powers manifest their ideas that might concur with new conceptions of style and form as...
The Baroque and Neo-Classicism periods have left significant monuments in Latvia but the names of their creators are often unknown. This is especially important in the case of Latgale or the former Polish Livonia where architecture and artworks of high quality are often difficult to attribute. Before WW II Polish art historians were interested in the work of Italian-born painter Filippo Castaldi (1734-1814)...
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