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A virtuoso (from Italian virtuoso, Italian: [virˈtwoːzo] or Italian: [virtuˈoːso]; Late Latin virtuosus; Latin virtus; 'virtue', 'excellence' or 'skill') is an individual who possesses outstanding talent and technical ability in a particular art or field such as fine arts, music, singing, playing a musical instrument, or composition.
Li Bai is well known for the technical virtuosity of his poetry and the mastery of his verses. [35] In terms of poetic form, "critics generally agree that Li [Bai] produced no significant innovations ... In theme and content also, his poetry is notable less for the new elements it introduces than for the skill with which he brightens the old ones."
In his 1998 book Art and Agency, Gell formulated an influential theory of art based on abductive reasoning.Gell argues that art in general (although his attention focuses on visual artifacts, like the prows of the boats of the Trobriand islands) acts on its users, i.e. achieves agency, through a sort of technical virtuosity.
Ann Batten Cristall's date of birth is not known, but she was baptised in Penzance, Cornwall, on 7 December 1769 as the second of the four children of Alexander Cristall (1718 or 1719–1802), a mariner and later a sailmaker, originally from Monifieth, near Dundee, Scotland, by his second wife Elizabeth (1745–1801), the daughter of the Penzance merchant John Batten.
"Such incomparable artistry, coupled with staggering technical virtuosity, is rare among artists today." [22] "Yepes is more than a brilliant virtuoso and more than a consummate musician ... he is a magician who needs no more than a rhythm or a chord to bring all under his power." [23]
Anupama's technical virtuosity has been lauded by the connoisseurs worldwide. Anupama has been awarded the title "Surmani". Her creative compositions have won the hearts of many a connoisseur, combining technical mastery with evocative lyrical cadences [citation needed].
Robust and sculptural gilt-bronze mounts that show technical virtuosity in casting and the chasing of their surfaces are a consistent feature of Latz' identified work, and in this vein Henry Hawley has noted that he was investigated in December 1749 by the Paris guild of workers in metal (Communauté des fondeurs), for casting and chasing ...
The Birth of a Nation is a landmark of film history, [5] [6] lauded for its technical virtuosity. [7] It was the first non-serial American 12- reel film ever made. [ 8 ]