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• In their most general form these activities include the production of works of art, the criticism of art, the study of the history of art, and the aesthetic dissemination of art
• The oldest documented forms of art are visual arts, which include creation of images or objects in fields including painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography, and other visual media
• Architecture is often included as one of the visual arts; however, like the decorative arts, or advertising, it involves the creation of objects where the practical considerations of use are essential—in a way that they usually are not in a painting, for example
• Music, theatre, film, dance, and other performing arts, as well as literature and other media such as interactive media, are included in a broader definition of art or the arts
• Until the 17th century, art referred to any skill or mastery and was not differentiated from crafts or sciences
• In modern usage after the 17th century, where aesthetic considerations are paramount, the fine arts are separated and distinguished from acquired skills in general, such as the decorative or applied arts
• Art may be characterized in terms of mimesis (its representation of reality), expression, communication of emotion, or other qualities
• During the Romantic period, art came to be seen as "a special faculty of the human mind to be classified with religion and science"
• Though the definition of what constitutes art is disputed and has changed over time, general descriptions mention an idea of imaginative or technical skill stemming from human agency and creation
• The nature of art, and related concepts such as creativity and interpretation, are explored in a branch of philosophy known as aesthetics