Welcome to Ad Hoc, our newest feature on the art of advertising. We are proud to welcome Dr. Richard Zakia as the author of this page each month. Richard D. Zakia is Professor Emeritus, Rochester Institute of Technology and author/coauthor of several books on photography, perception, semiotics and advertising. (Hope you enjoy this new portrait of George Washington Zakia - photo courtesy of Dan Burkholder).

The picture in this Kikkoman ad was based on a painting by:

A) Giorgio Vasari

B) Salvatore Dali

C) Giuseppe Arcimboldo