Art for art's sake Art for art's sake "Art for art's sake" is the usual English rendering of a French slogan from the early 19th century, "l'art pour l'art", and expresses a philosophy that the intrinsic value of art, and the only "true" art, is divorced from any didactic, moral, or utilitarian function. Such works are sometimes described as "autotelic", from the Greek "autoteles", "complete in itself", a concept that has been expanded to embrace "inner-directed" or "self-motivated" human beings. The term is sometimes used commercially. A Latin version of this phrase ("ARS GRATIA ARTIS") is used as a motto by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and appears
Dei Gratia Regina Dei Gratia Regina Dei Gratia Regina (often abbreviated to D. G. Regina and seen as D·G·REGINA) is a Latin title meaning By the Grace of God, Queen. The male equivalent is Dei Gratia Rex meaning By the Grace of God, King. This phrase appears on the obverse of many coins, for example Canadian coins. A similar phrase, "D.G.R.S.", meaning "Dei Gratia Regina Sveciæ" ("By the Grace of God, Queen of Sweden"), appeared on some Swedish coins. "D. G. REG. F. D." ("Dei gratia regina fidei defensor") appears on some British coins. Pre-1918 coins of the Austrian Empire that showed the