Classic

Alt. of Classical

A work of acknowledged excellence and authority, or its author; -- originally used of Greek and Latin works or authors, but now applied to authors and works of a like character in any language.

One learned in the literature of Greece and Rome, or a student of classical literature.

of or relating to the first significant period of a civilization, culture, area of study, etc.; "classic Chinese pottery"; "classical Marxism"

an artist who has created classic works