Fine art:
Fine art is an art developed for aesthetics which distinguish it from applied art which also has served some practical function. The five main arts were painting, sculpture, architecture, music and poetry, along with performing arts including theatre and dance.
Illustration:
An illustration is a visualization which tries to get the one looking at the picture to pay more attention to the subject rather than the art. Illustrations can be drawings, painting, photograph and others. It decorates the story or poem by providing a visual representation.
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| Definition (www.oxforddictionaries.com) |
Creative art, especially visual art whose products are to be appreciated primarily or solely for their imaginative, aesthetic, or intellectual content. | A picture illustrating a book, newspaper, etc. |
| Synonyms | Visual arts, beaux arts, graphic arts, arts of design and arts and crafts | Interpretation, explanation, example, clarification, instance and model |
| Antonyms | Cloud, puzzle, brain teaser, poser, coincidence and disguise | |
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| History | According to some writers the concept of a distinct category of fine art is an invention of the early modern period in the West. Larry Shiner in his The Invention of Art: A Cultural History (2003) locates the invention in the 18th century: “There was a traditional “system of the arts” in the West before the eighteenth century. | Medieval codices illustratios were called illuminations. Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press and independently developed a movable type system in Europe, along wiht innovations in casting the type based on a matrix and hand mould. He also added illustrations to his printed books, usually woodcuts. During the 15th century, books illustrated with woodcut illustrations became available. |
| Word origin | It was originated in between 1760-70. | It was originated from Late Middle English (in the sense ‘illumination; spiritual or intellectual enlightenment’): via Old French from Latin illustratio(n-), from the verb illustrare. |
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