The Geopolitics of Photography Exhibitions. Showcasing Soviet Photographers in Interwar Czechoslovakia
Parkmann, Fedora
2022 - English
This paper presents interwar exhibitions of photography as spaces of exchange, self-promotion, and competition for recognition in the heart of a global geopolitics of photography. Focusing on the participation of Soviet photographers at several large-scale international exhibitions organized in Czechoslovakia in the 1930s, it shows that both the Czech and Soviet organizers took advantage of exhibitions to serve their respective interests: The Soviet Union to strengthen its cultural diplomacy, and the Czech supporters of Soviet photography to popularize functional and committed photographic approaches among their fellow countrymen.
Keywords:
exhibition; photography; USSR; Czechoslovakia
Available in digital repository of the ASCR
The Geopolitics of Photography Exhibitions. Showcasing Soviet Photographers in Interwar Czechoslovakia
This paper presents interwar exhibitions of photography as spaces of exchange, self-promotion, and competition for recognition in the heart of a global geopolitics of photography. Focusing on the ...
Architectura recreationis: Lusthaus or Summer Palace, a Successful Building Type in Early Modern Europe
Muchka, Ivan
2017 - English
The article will examine the definition of one building type, that of Lusthaus or summer palace (in comparison to another term with a very broad historical sense – villa), in order to be able to interpret better the concrete examples of this type. In validating the formal possibilities and refining the functions, builders and architects were able to achieve more cultivated results of their work.
Keywords:
architecture; summer palaces; architectural typology; early modern era
Available in digital repository of the ASCR
Architectura recreationis: Lusthaus or Summer Palace, a Successful Building Type in Early Modern Europe
The article will examine the definition of one building type, that of Lusthaus or summer palace (in comparison to another term with a very broad historical sense – villa), in order to be able to ...
La Barco of the Star Summer Palace in Prague: A Unique Example of Renaissance Landscape Design
Dobalová, Sylva
2017 - English
An essay discusses radial avenues in a hunting ground around Star Summer Palace in Prague, which were planned soon after the mid-16the century. It is a rear example of this phenomenon before it gained its popularity during Baroque garden planning.
Keywords:
alley; hunting ground; Star Summer Palace; Prague; Renaissance; Archduke Ferdinand II of Tyrol
Available in digital repository of the ASCR
La Barco of the Star Summer Palace in Prague: A Unique Example of Renaissance Landscape Design
An essay discusses radial avenues in a hunting ground around Star Summer Palace in Prague, which were planned soon after the mid-16the century. It is a rear example of this phenomenon before it gained ...
Anteeat Virtus Virtutem Fama sequitur. The Paintings Decorating the Apartments in the Chateau Troja in Prague
Mádl, Martin
2017 - English
The article is devoted to the painterly decoration of the chateau Troja, which has been built by count Wenzel Adalbert of Sternberg near Prague. It is especially focused on the authorship, iconography and patterns of the ceiling painting in the two apartments in the basement of the chateau.
Keywords:
baroque art; ceiling painting; architecture; Carpoforo Tencalla; Giacomo Tencalla; Wenzel Adalbert of Sternberg
Available in digital repository of the ASCR
Anteeat Virtus Virtutem Fama sequitur. The Paintings Decorating the Apartments in the Chateau Troja in Prague
The article is devoted to the painterly decoration of the chateau Troja, which has been built by count Wenzel Adalbert of Sternberg near Prague. It is especially focused on the authorship, iconography ...
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