Definitions for old master
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
old′ mas′ter(n.)
an eminent artist of an earlier period, esp. the 15th to 18th centuries.
Category: Fine Arts
a work by such an artist.
Category: Fine Arts
Origin of old master:
1945–50
Princeton's WordNet
old master(noun)
a great European painter prior to 19th century
Wiktionary
Old Master(Noun)
Any of various early European painters whose works are regarded as superlative.
Old Master(Noun)
A painting by an Old Master.
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