connoisseurship
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Connoisseurship — Con nois*seur ship (?; 277), n. State of being a connoisseur. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
connoisseurship — connoisseur ► NOUN ▪ an expert judge in matters of taste. DERIVATIVES connoisseurship noun. ORIGIN French, from connaître know … English terms dictionary
connoisseurship — noun see connoisseur … New Collegiate Dictionary
connoisseurship — noun the state of being a connoisseur … Wiktionary
connoisseurship — con·nois·seur·ship … English syllables
connoisseurship — noun love of or taste for fine objects of art • Syn: ↑virtu, ↑vertu • Derivationally related forms: ↑connoisseur • Hypernyms: ↑taste, ↑appreciation, ↑discernment, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
connoisseur — connoisseurship, n. /kon euh serr , soor /, n. 1. a person who is especially competent to pass critical judgments in an art, particularly one of the fine arts, or in matters of taste: a connoisseur of modern art. 2. a discerning judge of the best … Universalium
Giovanni Morelli — (25 February 1816 – 28 February 1891) was an Italian art critic and political figure.[1] As an art historian, he developed the Morellian technique of scholarship, identifying the characteristic hands of painters through scrutiny of… … Wikipedia
arts, East Asian — Introduction music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature. Some studies of East Asia… … Universalium
Bernard Berenson — (born June 26, 1865 Butrimonys (now in Alytus district of Lithuania) ndash; October 6, 1959 Florence Italy) was an American art historian specializing in the Renaissance. He was a major figure in establishing the market for paintings by the Old… … Wikipedia
