old master

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And, possibly, long enough to know how to get under the skin of an old master.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

Brown partnered with Slater, who was as good as his word, improving on the Arkwright model and turning out yarn that his old master in Derbyshire—to whom Slater sent a sample—labeled excellent.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

Now that it’s an auction house, the public can walk in free and view a regularly revolving slate of offerings, from rare books to old master paintings to dinosaur skeletons, depending on the sale calendar.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025

In a museum storage depot in Amersfoort, the Netherlands, a 17th-century painting by a Dutch old master is packed away, unseen and unappreciated.

From New York Times • Mar. 13, 2024

The person staring back at me isn’t some crusty old master of the temple, but a boy with light brown skin and black hair.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray