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
Examples of old master in a Sentence
Their collection of old masters will be sold at the auction.
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Between them, the three parcels amount to just over 28 acres of Mission Bay Park, one of the city’s crown jewels and property that is governed by a decades-old master plan.
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Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Beside it, she’s taped a small image of a painting by Bob Thompson, who reimagined old master compositions through kaleidoscopic palettes and silhouetted figures.
—Elly Fishman, New York Times, 22 May 2025
The house, though rustic, also radiates a sense of the refined with walls hung with rich tapestries and old masters’ paintings.
—Jeanine Barone, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Next month, both Christie’s and Sotheby’s are hawking storied troves, one an enviable assemblage of modern art by some of the past century’s preeminent names, the other a cache by old masters such as Peter Paul Rubens and Frans Hals.
—Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 26 Apr. 2025
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Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Beside it, she’s taped a small image of a painting by Bob Thompson, who reimagined old master compositions through kaleidoscopic palettes and silhouetted figures.
—Elly Fishman, New York Times, 22 May 2025
The house, though rustic, also radiates a sense of the refined with walls hung with rich tapestries and old masters’ paintings.
—Jeanine Barone, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Next month, both Christie’s and Sotheby’s are hawking storied troves, one an enviable assemblage of modern art by some of the past century’s preeminent names, the other a cache by old masters such as Peter Paul Rubens and Frans Hals.
—Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 26 Apr. 2025
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“Old master.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/old%20master. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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