Virtu

n.

1.

A love of the fine arts; a taste for curiosities. An article of virtu an object of art or antiquity; a curiosity, such as those found in museums or private collections. I had thoughts, in my chambers to place it in view, To be shown to my friends as a piece of virtù. - Goldsmith.

Noun	1.	virtu - love of or taste for fine objects of art Synonyms: connoisseurship, vertu
	2.	virtu - artistic quality Synonyms: vertu
	3.	virtu - objet d'art collectively (especially fine antiques)

aesthetics, art, art object, artistic skill, artistic taste, artistry, arty-craftiness, brainchild, bric-a-brac, classic, composition, connoisseurship, creation, design, dilettantism, epicureanism, epicurism, expertise, expertism, flair, friandise, gastronomy, grotesque, kitsch, master, masterpiece, masterwork, mobile, museum piece, nude, old master, pasticcio, pastiche, piece, piece of virtu, stabile, statue, still life, study, talent, virtuosity, work, work of art

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