Category: Arts

How humanism impacted Renaissance art and culture? Humanism affected the artistic community and how artists were perceived. While medieval society viewed artists as servants and craftspeople, Renaissance artists were trained intellectuals, and their art reflected this newfound point of view. How did humanism influence the works of Renaissance artists? The humanist approach to classical Latin […]

Is a sharp note higher or lower? Sharp notes are notes that sound a semitone higher than notes that appear on the lines and spaces of a musical staff. As an example, the note G is represented on the second line of the treble clef staff. The note G-sharp is indicated with that same notehead […]

What is the perspective used by Da Vinci in the Last Supper? one point perspective How Leonardo da Vinci uses space and perspective in his painting The Last Supper? Leonardo represented the space by using linear perspective, a technique rediscovered in the Renaissance that employs parallel lines that converge at a single vanishing point to […]

Which music app has the most music? Spotify Which music subscription has the most songs? Amazon Music Unlimited What is the largest music streaming service? March 2018 September 2019 Apple Music 49.5 44.5 Spotify 47.7 44.2 Pandora Radio 36.8 31.47 iHeartRadio 19.9 25.9 Which streaming service pays musicians the most? Here is the ranking: Napster. […]

What is a dissonant triad? Professor of Music, Emeritus, Tufts University. Triad, in music, a chord made up of three tones, called chord factors, of the diatonic scale: root, third, and fifth. The system of diatonic triads is the basis of tonal harmony in music. What is a major triad in music? In music theory, […]

What is an aria in Baroque music? An aria is a long song accompanying a solo voice. An aria is usually in an opera. It is an Italian word of the 18th century meaning “air” (i.e. a tune). In operas of the Baroque period most of the music was either “recitative” or “aria”. What is […]

Why is macro photography interesting? Macro Photography allows us to discover a whole new miniature world with virtually endless possibilities. Broadly speaking Macro photography is about photographing small things, close up and blowing them up larger than life. What do you need for macro photography? Equipment Lenses. The first and obvious choice is macro lenses. […]

What color is diversity? In recent years the Diversity Flag, also called the Pride Flag or Rainbow Flag, has become the symbol of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ) community. With six stripes of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple, this flag has become a beacon of gay and lesbian community pride. What […]

What is a person who likes anime called? Anime fans are called anime otaku (oh-ta-ku), where otaku is defined as: Otaku (Noun) – One with an obsessive interest in something, particularly anime or manga. Which is the #1 anime? Anime Top 10 Top 10 Most Popular (Top 50) # title rating 1 Fullmetal Alchemist (TV) […]

How is photography considered an art? As any visual art form, photography exploits vulnerabilities of the human visual perception and can make us experience emotions that move us and compel us to do things that we otherwise would not even think of. Unlike painting, photography requires a real physical object to be there to take […]