Meaning Of The Word Old master

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old master
countable noun: An old master is a painting by one of the famous European painters of the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries. These painters can also be referred to as the Old Masters.

old master in American English
any of the great European painters before the 18th cent.
noun: an eminent artist of an earlier period, esp. from the 15th to the 18th centuries

old master in British English
noun: one of the great European painters of the period 1500 to 1800

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