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Definition of Pentimento
1. Noun. The reappearance in a painting of an underlying image that had been painted over (usually when the later painting becomes transparent with age).
Definition of Pentimento
1. Noun. An alteration in a painting, evidenced by traces of previous work, showing that the artist has changed his or her mind as to the composition during the process of painting. ¹
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