fine art
a visual art considered to have been created primarily for aesthetic purposes and judged for its beauty and meaningfulness, specifically, painting, sculpture, drawing, watercolor, graphics, and architecture.: Compare commercial art.
Origin of fine art
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How to use fine art in a sentence
Then there are the museums, including the world class Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
The most impressive wing of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts was designed by Moshe Safdie.
On his second day of class there, Herring met Cashion, and the two, both fine arts majors, became fast friends.
Future Islands Frontman Samuel T. Herring on Their 11-Year Journey to Letterman and Viral Stardom | Marlow Stern | April 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNo one studies the humanities or fine arts for their practical value.
Richard Hofstadter and America’s New Wave of Anti-Intellectualism | David Masciotra | March 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNobody envied the Secretary of Fine Arts, either his cabinet position or his portfolio.
Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show | Robert W. Chambers | February 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Opulence introduced the cultivation of the fine arts, with a taste for literature, and consequently for disputation.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10) | Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)The fine arts subjects such as painting and music were stressed in the seminaries.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. TorpeyThe same thing may be shown to be true, though it is not quite so obvious, of the progress of the fine arts.
A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive | John Stuart MillThe fine arts, too—I would it were otherwise—have their professors amongst this sordid train.
Peveril of the Peak | Sir Walter ScottThey betray no interest in politics, in literature, or in the fine arts.
American Sketches | Charles Whibley
British Dictionary definitions for fine art
art produced chiefly for its aesthetic value, as opposed to applied art
Also called: beaux arts (often plural) any of the fields in which such art is produced, such as painting, sculpture, and engraving
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Other Idioms and Phrases with fine art
Something requiring highly developed techniques and skills, as in He's turned lying into a fine art, or The contractor excels in the fine art of demolition. This term alludes to the fine arts, such as music, painting, and sculpture, which require both skill and talent. It is now often used to describe anything that takes skill to do. [First half of 1800s]
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