VIRTU

virtu

(noun) objet d’art collectively (especially fine antiques)

virtu, vertu

(noun) artistic quality

virtu, vertu, connoisseurship

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

virtu (uncountable)

Alternative form of vertu.

Source: Wiktionary


Vir*tu", n. Etym: [It. virtù virtue, excellence, from L. virtus. See Virtue.]

Definition: A love of the fine arts; a taste for curiosities. J. Spence. An article, or piece, 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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