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Arts - Overview - The "era Of Art", From Ars To Arte To Beaux-arts, The "arts" And Other Cultures

While people have always made objects that are rightly considered works of art, the idea of the arts is a separate category of human endeavor—distinct, that is, from other kinds of human activity such as hunting or food gathering or making in general—is a relatively modern construction.

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