Category:Virtu

Vir*tu", n. Etym: [it. virtù virtue, excellence, from l. virtus. See Virtue.]

Defn: a love of the fine arts; a taste for curiosities. J. Spence. An Article, or piece, of virtu, an object of art or antiquity; a Curiosity, such as those found in museums or private collections. I had thoughts, in my chambers to place it in view, to be shown to my Friends as a piece of virtù. Goldsmith.