(Encyclopedia) hermhermhûrm [key], in 6th-century Greek art, vertical pillar surmounted by a bearded human head and often having a phallus below. These structures were considered sacred to Hermes.…
(Encyclopedia) Early Christian art and architecture, works of art exhibiting Christian themes and structures designed for Christian worship created relatively soon after the death of Jesus. Most date…
(Encyclopedia) Southeast Asian art and architecture includes works from the geographical area including the modern countries of Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Myanmar (formerly Burma), Malaysia,…
(Encyclopedia) Mughal art and architecture, a characteristic Indo-Islamic-Persian style that flourished on the Indian subcontinent during the Mughal empire (1526–1857). This new style combined…
(Encyclopedia) Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, Calif. The original museum, the Los Angeles Museum of History, Science, and Art, opened in 1913. Among its important patrons was William…
(Encyclopedia) Renaissance art and architecture, works of art and structures produced in Europe during the Renaissance.
In England the Renaissance flowered in the middle of the 16th cent. The…
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WHERE DO COMPOSERS GET THEIR IDEAS? WHAT ARE THE PARTS OF A COMPOSITION? WHAT COMES FIRST—WORDS OR MUSIC? IS ALL MUSIC COMPOSED? MUSIC TECHNOLOGY SCOREFIND OUT MOREMost music is imagined first and…
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HOW OLD IS CHESS? WHO INVENTS GAMES? FIND OUT MOREA game is a competition between two or more people who play to a set of rules. A player may need skill, as with chess, or rely on the luck of the…
