A work of art, artwork, art piece, piece of art or art object is an artistic creation of aesthetic value. Except for "work of art", which may be used of any work regarded as art in its widest sense, i
The Four Continents by Peter Paul Rubens
A portrait of Madame de Pompadour and a dog at the foot of her shoes by François Boucher
Luncheon of the Boating Party by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
A theory of art is intended to contrast with a definition of art. Traditionally, definitions are composed of necessary and sufficient conditions, and a single counterexample overthrows such a definiti