Pentimento Definition
pĕntə-mĕntō
pentimenti
noun
The emergence of lines, images, etc. in a painting that become visible as oil paint grows transparent with age, thus revealing the artist's earlier ideas.
Webster's New World
Any such line, image, etc.
Webster's New World
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.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Pentimento
Noun
Singular:
pentimentoPlural:
pentimentiOrigin of Pentimento
Italian correction, pentimento from pentire to repent from Latin paenitēre
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Italian pentimento.
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