Meaning Of The Word Pentimento

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What's The Definition Of Pentimento?

pentimento in American English
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
noun: the presence or emergence of earlier images, forms, or strokes that have been changed and painted over

pentimento in British English
noun: the revealing of a painting or part of a painting that has been covered over by a later painting

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