In the Western custom, the three classical branches of visual art are painting, sculpture, and architecture. Theatre, dance, and other performing arts, as properly as literature, music, film and other media such as interactive media, are included in a broader definition of “the arts”. Until the 17th century, art referred to any ability or mastery and was not differentiated from crafts or sciences. In fashionable Art Galery usage after the 17th century, the place aesthetic considerations are paramount, the fine arts are separated and distinguished from acquired skills generally, corresponding to the ornamental or applied arts.
