Lesson 2 : Framing the nature of art

Etymology (ARTS)

Ancient Latin
-craft or specialized form of skill
Medieval
-any special form of book-learning
Renaissance
- reacquired a meaning that was inherent in its ancient form of craft
17th Century - study of beauty unfolded distinctly from the notion of technical
workmanship,
which was the original conception of the word art 18th Century -distinguished
between fine arts and the useful arts
*fine arts- not delicate or highly skilled arts but
beautiful arts