old master
Example Sentences
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Kwast said that he couldn’t really imagine a higher honor than to see his contemporary painting hang alongside the old masters.
From New York Times
“He’s part of an art historical conversation,” said Daniel S. Palmer, the fund’s curator, “from old masters to the contemporary imagery of our current moment.”
From New York Times
She is a delightful woman with an earnest love and reverence for the work of the old masters.
From Washington Post
Laetitia Masson, an expert in old master drawings at Christie's, described silverpoint as "a very difficult technique, because it doesn't really admit any mistake".
From BBC
“Wonderful things can be done. We can connect the Impressionists generation with the old masters.”
From New York Times
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