work of art

/wərk əv ɑrt/

/wək əv ɑt/

Other forms: works of art

Definitions of work of art

1. noun

   art that is a product of one of the fine arts (especially a painting or sculpture of artistic merit)
   types:

   magnum opus

   a great work of art or literature

   art object, objet d'art, piece

   a work of art of some artistic value

   pastiche

   a work of art that imitates the style of some previous work

   period piece

   any work of art whose special value lies in its evocation of a historical period

   warhorse

   a work of art (composition or drama) that is part of the standard repertory but has become hackneyed from much repetition

   virtu

   objet d'art collectively (especially fine antiques)

   type of:

   art, fine art

   the products of human creativity; works of art collectively