pentimento
noun
the presence or emergence of earlier images, forms, or strokes that have been changed and painted over.
pentimenti
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pluralof pentimento.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Albertinelli, on the contrary, when he painted and repainted his Annunciation, washed out the under layer with essential oil before making his "pentimenti" or corrections, and in this way the thinness was kept.
From Fra Bartolommeo by Flora Kendrick
The unfinished figure of the executioner evidently caused the artist much trouble, for pentimenti are frequent, and other outlines can be distinctly traced through the nude body.
From Giorgione by Herbert Cook
There are many pentimenti on the marble parapet, which seems to have been painted over the dress.
From Giorgione by Herbert Cook
