The term 'des beaux-arts' is a French phrase meaning 'the fine arts'. It is often used to refer to the ECOLE des Beaux-Arts, a famous French art SCHOOL founded in Paris in 1648. The ECOLE des Beaux-Arts is known for its rigorous academic program and its influence on the development of art and architecture in France and around the world. The crossword solution for this term is ECOLE, a five-letter French word meaning 'SCHOOL'.