VERTU

virtu, vertu

(noun) artistic quality

virtu, vertu, connoisseurship

(noun) love of or taste for fine objects of art

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

vertu (uncountable)

(arts, now, historical) The fine arts as a subject of study or expertise; understanding of arts and antiquities. [from 18th c.]

(arts, now, historical) Objets d'art collectively. [from 18th c.]

Especially with reference to the writings of Machiavelli (1469–1527): the requisite qualities for political or military success; vitality, determination; power. [from 19th c.]

Moral worth; virtue, virtuousness. [from 20th c.]

Source: Wiktionary


Ver"tu, n.

1. Virtue; power. See Virtue. [Obs.] Chaucer.

2. See Virtu.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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