Art may be characterized in terms of mimesis (its representation of reality), narrative (storytelling), 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".
Art may be CharAcTeRIzeD iN tErms Of mimesiS (itS represEntatIoN oF rEaLITY), naRRatiVe (StOryTeLliNG), 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".