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| Beaux-Arts |
(l.c.) of or relating to the fine arts. [2/3 definitions] |
| chef-d'oeuvre |
a crowning achievement or masterpiece, esp. in music, the fine arts, or literature. |
| cognoscente |
someone who has exceptional knowledge in a given area, esp. of fashion, literature, or the fine arts; connoisseur. |
| connoisseur |
a person with the experience, expertise, and sense of appreciation to make informed judgments in a fine art or in matters of taste. |
| connoisseurship |
experience and expertise in judging fine art and other matters of taste. |
| festival |
a series of presentations, or a gathering of exhibitors in one or more of the fine arts, theater arts, or crafts, or such a gathering based on any of various central themes. [1/4 definitions] |
| golden section |
in mathematics and the fine arts, a relationship between two dimensions of a plane figure, or two segments of a line, such that the ratio of the smaller to the larger is the same as that of the larger to the sum of the two, or about .62 to 1.00. |
| humanity |
(pl.) a body of artistic and intellectual disciplines including philosophy, literature, history, and fine arts. [1/4 definitions] |
| idealism |
in the fine arts, treatment of form and content according to standards of perfection. (Cf. realism.) [1/2 definitions] |
| realism |
a movement in the fine arts and literature that is concerned with representing things as they actually are or as they are normally seen. (Cf. idealism.) [1/3 definitions] |
| virtuosity |
exceptional ability, style, or skill, esp. as expressed in the fine arts. |
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