fine arts

[fahyn]

fine art

[fahyn]
noun
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.


Origin:
1760–70
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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fine arts definition


Art that is produced more for beauty or spiritual significance than for physical utility. Painting, sculpture, and music are fine arts.

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