Category: Arts

How did the Protestant Reformation influence art? Reformation art embraced Protestant values , although the amount of religious art produced in Protestant countries was hugely reduced. Instead, many artists in Protestant countries diversified into secular forms of art like history painting , landscapes, portraiture, and still life . What were the main principles of the […]

How is woodblock printing done? Woodblock printing works by carving words or pictures onto a large block of wood. Once carved ink is then spread across the block and then sheets of paper are pressed against it. Woodblock printing was used mostly to print religious books. The most famous book printed during the Tang dynasty […]

What sound signal should you hear in the fog? If you hear the fog signal of a vessel you cannot see, slow to a minimum speed until you are sure there is not a risk of collision. One prolonged blast at intervals of not more than two minutes is the signal used by power-driven vessels […]

What artist did Frida Kahlo marry? Diego Rivera What makes Frida Kahlo unique as an artist? She is known as the master of Self-Portraits In her career, Frida Kahlo created 143 paintings out of which 55 are self-portraits. Frida Kahlo’s self-portraits are considered among the finest ever created. Her most famous self-portrait is perhaps Self-Portrait […]

What do octave and Sestet mean? Traditionally, the fourteen lines of a sonnet consist of an octave (a stanza of eight lines) followed by a sestet (a stanza of six lines). Sonnets generally use a meter of iambic pentameter, and follow a set rhyme scheme. What type of Sonnet consist of an octave and a […]

How are the impressionism and primitivism style of music different? Impressionism is principally a French phenomenon, although Spanish, Italian, and American composers contributed important examples. Primitivism may have a different meaning in the visual arts from that in music. Primitive paintings may be those created by artists outside academic circles. Which element of music is […]

What is the difference between Sumerian and Akkadian? The Akkadians lived in northern Mesopotamia while the Sumerians lived in the south. They had a similar government and culture as the Sumerians, but spoke a different language. The government was made up of individual city-states. Initially these city-states were not united and often warred with each […]

What is pattern and repetition? What is repetition, pattern, and rhythm? How do they relate to each other? Repetition refers to one object or shape repeated; pattern is a combination of elements or shapes repeated in a recurring and regular arrangement; rhythm–is a combination of elements repeated, but with variations. What is the regular repetition […]

What does it mean to french a rack of lamb? JUMP TO RECIPE. Elise Bauer. A “rack” of lamb is a section of ribs, usually 7, sometimes 8 lamb chops in one piece. A classic way to prepare rack of lamb is with the bones “frenched” or exposed. These days you can usually find packaged […]

How would you describe Japanese architecture? Japanese architecture (日本建築, Nihon kenchiku) has been typified by wooden structures, elevated slightly off the ground, with tiled or thatched roofs. The introduction of Buddhism in Japan during the sixth century was a catalyst for large-scale temple building using complicated techniques in wood. Why is Japanese architecture important? Japanese […]