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old master

–noun
1. an eminent artist of an earlier period, esp. from the 15th to the 18th centuries.
2. a work by such an artist.

Origin:
1945–50
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old master  
n.  
  1. A distinguished European artist of the period from about 1500 to the early 1700s, especially one of the great painters of this period.

  2. A work created by one of these artists.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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