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 art in these museums is almost always contemporary, reflecting the dearth of available old masters along with a global chattering-classes consensus that avant-garde art is socially, intellectually, and culturally important.
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Susan Tallman, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2025
So if these new ideas aren’t working out, why not return to the old master?
—Paul M. Sutter, Scientific American, 26 Feb. 2025
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.
—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
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Susan Tallman, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2025
So if these new ideas aren’t working out, why not return to the old master?
—Paul M. Sutter, Scientific American, 26 Feb. 2025
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.
—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
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“Old master.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/old%20master. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.
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