History of Rock: Early Influences, The Legends
Welcome to part II of Early Influences, The Legends. The following are only a few of the many talented musicians who made rock what...
Classical Landscape Painting in the Late Renaissance
Seventeenth-century Classical Landscape painting was greatly influenced by German artist Adam Elsheimer.
During the 17th century, Rome was the art capital of the western world,...
Painter William Hogarth 1697-1764
William Hogarth would most likely have preferred to have been remembered as a talented painter who supported his efforts at fine art by producing...
Sixteenth-Century Art: Venetian Painting
Renaissance painters from Venice developed their own distinctive style using light and a rich color palette.
There were several schools, or regional traditions, of Italian...
History of Rock: 1955: Rock is born, Early Rock Part 1
Now that we've done the early influences, I think it's time to move on to early rock itself. By early rock, I mean...
History of Rock: 1956: Rock and roll music, Early Rock Part 2
Continuing our series on Early Rock, we move on to the years after the birth of Rock. Five "Most Influential" songs, four true rockers,...
The Origins of Brazilian Samba
Brazilan Samba emerged in Rio de Janeiro during the early 1900s.
The Abolition of Slavery
The abolition of slavery began in Brazil on September 28th, 1871,...
Early Use of Pencil
Drawing with metalpoint, such as silverpoint, is an art form that was replaced by graphite pencil but is being rediscovered today.
Metalpoint, descended from the...
History of Rock: Early Influences, The Legacy
Rock and roll is the fusion of two races, two cultures, two distinct societies into an art form which surpasses all limitations and...
Sixteenth-century Venetian Art: Giants of Painting in Renaissance Venice
Early Renaissance Art may have started in Rome and Tuscany, but Venice was the leading center of art in Northern Italy.
In Venice a unique...