Virtus
noun
1.
excellence or merit in objects of art, curios, and the like.
2.
(used with a plural verb) such objects or articles collectively.
3.
a taste for or knowledge of such objects.
noun
1.
a taste or love for curios or works of fine art; connoisseurship
2.
such objects collectively
3.
the quality of being rare, beautiful, or otherwise appealing to a connoisseur (esp in the phrases articles of virtu; objects of virtu)
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