(person) by Woundweavr Sat Nov 13 1999 at 14:25:10
Person with a broad variety of tastes in the arts.
More commonly- one with fine technical skills and style in a particular field or several related fields.
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(thing) by Alienof2000 Sat Sep 29 2001 at 19:36:50
The Virtuoso

An excellent coffee table book by Ken Carbone, photographed by Howard Schatz.
It showcases forty virtuosos, each with amazing ability for what they do:

The biographies were informative and the pictures were amazing. This book was a true inspiration for me. Each of these people deserves a node if they don't already have one.
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(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 4:17:43

Vir`tu*o"so (?), n.; pl. Virtuosos (#); It. Virtuosi (#). [It. See Virtuous.]

1.

One devoted to virtu; one skilled in the fine arts, in antiquities, and the like; a collector or ardent admirer of curiosities, etc.

Virtuoso the Italians call a man who loves the noble arts, and is a critic in them. Dryden.

2. Mus.

A performer on some instrument, as the violin or the piano, who excels in the technical part of his art; a brilliant concert player.

 

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