'Virtu' definitions:
Definition of 'virtu'
(from WordNet)
noun
Love of or taste for fine objects of art [syn: virtu, vertu, connoisseurship]
noun
Artistic quality [syn: virtu, vertu]
noun
Objet d'art collectively (especially fine antiques)
Definition of 'Virtu'
From: GCIDE
- Virtu \Vir*tu"\ (?; 277), n. [It. virt[`u] virtue, excellence, from L. virtus. See Virtue.] A love of the fine arts; a taste for curiosities. --J. Spence. [1913 Webster]
- An article of virtu, or a piece of virtu an object of art or antiquity; a curiosity, such as those found in museums or private collections. [1913 Webster]
- I had thoughts, in my chambers to place it in view, To be shown to my friends as a piece of virt[`u]. --Goldsmith. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'virtu'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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