old master
noun
: a work of art by an established master and especially by any of the distinguished painters of the 16th, 17th, or early 18th century
also
: such an artist
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Their collection of old masters will be sold at the auction.
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The Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp reopened in 2022 after a major renovation to become two museums in one, with both old masters and modernist wings.
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Nina Siegal, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Both its medieval and Baroque roots and perpetual reach for the new culminate at the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, a neo-Classical temple to both old masters and modern art, that reopened in 2022 after a decade-long renovation.
—Nina Siegal, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Some notable lots include a religious painting by the Renaissance master Ambrosius Benson (estimated at $600,000 to $800,000) and a Madonna and Children from around 1620 by the Italian old master Daniele Crespi ($300,000 to $500,000).
—Ted Loos, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
As the Swifties returned home, many left with an insight the art world is only beginning to acknowledge: Vienna is more than just a destination to revisit the old masters.
—Chris Erik Thomas, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019
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Nina Siegal, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Both its medieval and Baroque roots and perpetual reach for the new culminate at the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, a neo-Classical temple to both old masters and modern art, that reopened in 2022 after a decade-long renovation.
—Nina Siegal, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Some notable lots include a religious painting by the Renaissance master Ambrosius Benson (estimated at $600,000 to $800,000) and a Madonna and Children from around 1620 by the Italian old master Daniele Crespi ($300,000 to $500,000).
—Ted Loos, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
As the Swifties returned home, many left with an insight the art world is only beginning to acknowledge: Vienna is more than just a destination to revisit the old masters.
—Chris Erik Thomas, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Old master.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/old%20master. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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