Masterpiece

A masterpiece, magnum opus, or chef-d'œuvre (French for 'master of work'; pl. chefs-d'œuvre; French: [ʃɛ.d‿œvʁ]) in modern use is a creation that has been given much critical praise, especially one that is considered the greatest work of a person's career or a work of outstanding creativity, skill, profundity, or workmanship.

For other uses, see Masterpiece (disambiguation).
"Magnum opus" redirects here. For other uses, see Magnum opus (disambiguation).
"Opus magnum" redirects here. For the video game, see Opus Magnum. For the album, see Opus Magnum (album).

Historically, a "masterpiece" was a work of a very high standard produced to obtain membership of a guild or academy in various areas of the visual arts and crafts.

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