Belle Arti (English spelling)

Japanese: belle arti(英語表記)bellearti
Belle Arti (English spelling)

…The word “bijutsu” (art) is not an ancient word from the East, but a direct translation of the Western terms beaux-arts (French), fine arts (English), belle arti (Italian), and schöne Künste (German), and has been used in Japan since the early Meiji period. It means art that aims to express beauty, and therefore includes painting, sculpture, architecture, crafts, poetry, music, theater, dance, and so on. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "belle arti" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…〈美術〉という語は東洋古来のものではなく,西洋でいうボーザールbeaux‐arts(フランス語),ファイン・アーツfine arts(英語),ベレ・アルティbelle arti(イタリア語),シェーネ・キュンステschöne Künste(ドイツ語)などの直訳であり,日本では明治初期以降用いられた。美の表現を目的とする芸術を意味し,したがって絵画,彫刻,建築,工芸などのほか,詩歌,音楽,演劇,舞踊などをも含むものとされた。…

※「belle arti」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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