Old Master

English Alternative forms en old master Noun Old Master Any of various early (before about 1800 ) European painters whose works are regarded as superlative. en 1893 Modern Painting George Moore (novelist) George Moore https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/8162/pg8162-images.html Fifteen years ago it was customary to speak slightingly of the Old Masters, and it was thought that their mistakes could be easily rectified. Their dark skies and black foregrounds hold their own against all Monet's cleverness, and it has begun to be suspected that even if nature be industriously and accurately copied in the fields, the result is not always a picture. A painting by an Old Master. en Painting