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artistica

Artistica is the feminine form of the Italian adjective artistico, used to describe something related to art in Italian. As a modifier, it agrees with a feminine noun, for example una tradizione artistica (an artistic tradition), una produzione artistica (an artistic production), or pittura artistica (artistic painting). The form derives from the Latin ars, artis, via the evolution of Italian adjectives ending in -ico for masculine and -ica for feminine.

In other Romance languages the corresponding forms differ in spelling and accent: Spanish uses artística (artistic

In usage, artistica emphasizes the domain of art and creativity rather than technical or scientific aspects.

with
an
accent),
Portuguese
uses
artística
as
well,
and
French
uses
artistique.
In
English,
the
word
“artistica”
is
uncommon
outside
of
proper
names
or
stylistic
uses.
It
appears
in
contexts
ranging
from
education
(scuola
artistica)
and
criticism
(critica
artistica)
to
descriptions
of
works
(opere
artistiche)
and
artistic
productions.
The
term
is
common
in
discussions
of
aesthetics
and
art
history,
and
in
modern
contexts
it
may
appear
in
branding
or
titles
as
a
stylistic
choice,
though
such
uses
are
not
standardized.