Beaux Arts

Beaux Arts  (b-zär, -zärt)

adj.

Of or relating to an architectural style originating in France in the late 19th century and characterized by classical forms, symmetry, rich ornamentation, and a grand scale.

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[After the École des Beaux Arts, School of Fine Arts, in Paris.]

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beaux arts  (b-zär, -zärt)

pl.n.

The fine arts.

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[French : beaux, pl. of beau, fine + arts, pl. of art, art.]

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beaux arts - the study and creation of visual works of art fine arts painting - creating a picture with paints; "he studied painting and sculpture for many years" sculpture, carving - creating figures or designs in three dimensions texture - the characteristic appearance of a surface having a tactile quality architecture - the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings; "architecture and eloquence are mixed arts whose end is sometimes beauty and sometimes use" arts, humanistic discipline, humanities, liberal arts - studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills); "the college of arts and sciences" reproduce - recreate a sound, image, idea, mood, atmosphere, etc.; "this DVD player reproduces the sound of the piano very well"; "He reproduced the feeling of sadness in the portrait" classical, classic - of or relating to the most highly developed stage of an earlier civilisation and its culture; "classic Cinese pottery" nonclassical - not classical