Many british patrons preferred their portraits to be set in backgrounds

Why do you think there is so much controversy over whether figures are allowed in islamic art? some say they are as long as it is not idolatry, while others say it is prohibited? what is your opinion on the subject? explain your answer.

Symbolic proportion is a. the relative size relationship between religious figures and other part of a work of art. b. the apparent disproportionate relationship between objects within a piece. c. the manipulation of visual characteristics in order to emphasize one specific figure. d. the use of geometric arrangements to show religious imagery or to tell stories. select the best answer from the choices provided

Which paris event introduced nineteenth-century musicians to the music of asia, the middle east, and africa? a. the 1848 world revolution b. the 1900 world's fair c. the 1880 international exhibition d. the 1889 world exhibition