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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
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pentimento
Literary usage of Pentimento
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Monist by Hegeler Institute (1902)
"The book is well indexed and will serve admirably for orientation in the research
of this field. IL pentimento E LA MORALE ASCETICA. By Zino Zini. ..."
2. Catalogue of the Fejérváry Ivories: In the Museum of Joseph Mayer by Joseph Mayer, Gábor Fejérváry, Ferencz Aurelius Pulszky (1856)
"Vinegia, 1532 4833 Eime oneste de' migliori Poeti, antichi e moderni, 2 vol.
woodcut portrait on title and at end Soma, 1555 4834 Eime di pentimento ..."
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