いくつか英文について質問です
1) it seems odd that so few are prepared to apply some of the same skills in exploring works of art that stimulate another sense altogether: that of smell.
2) And yet, the parallels between what ought to be regarded as sister arts are undeniable.
3) The Old Masters deployed oil paint across the color spectrum, and applied layers on a determining ground and various kinds of underpainting, slowly building up to the surface, completing their work with thin glazes on top.
言いたいことはふわっと分かるのですが、訳をよろしければいただけませんか。
4) They begin to dry, and a ppicture is born. Its appearance changes over time, because the tendency of oil paint is to become gradually more transparent.
このtoはどういう用法でしょうか？意味がとれませんでした。
5) So, too, talented "noses" experiment with complex configurations of olfactor elements and produce in symphonic combination many small sensations, at times discordant, sweet, bitter, melancholy, or happy, as the case may be.
experiment with は動詞ですか？nosesが実験するのですか...？
お礼
ありがとうございます。 また教えてください、ね。