pentimento
[ pen-tuh-men-toh ]
/ ˌpɛn təˈmɛn toʊ /
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noun, plural pen·ti·men·ti [pen-tuh-men-tee] /ˌpɛn təˈmɛn ti/. Painting.
the presence or emergence of earlier images, forms, or strokes that have been changed and painted over.
Nearby words
penthesileia, pentheus, penthouse, pentice, penticton, pentimento, pentito, pentland firth, pentlandite, pentobarbital, pentobarbital sodium
Origin of pentimento
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Examples from the Web for pentimento
Another piece belonging to this period is the Pentimento amoroso by Luigi Groto, which was printed as early as 1575.
Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama|Walter W. Greg
British Dictionary definitions for pentimento
pentimento
/ (ˌpɛntɪˈmɛntəʊ) /
noun plural -ti (-tiː)
the revealing of a painting or part of a painting that has been covered over by a later painting
the part of a painting thus revealed
Word Origin for pentimento
C20: Italian, literally: correction
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