HyperDic: pentimento

English > 1 sense of the word pentimento:
NOUNartifactpentimentothe reappearance in a painting of an underlying image that had been painted over (usually when the later painting becomes transparent with age / age)
pentimento > pronunciation
Soundspeh.ntihmeh'ntow
Rhymesalto ... Yamamoto: 70 rhymes with tow...
English > pentimento: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningThe reappearance in a painting of an underlying image that had been painted over (usually when the later painting becomes transparent with age / age).
Broaderpainting, picturegraphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
Spanishpentimento, pentímento

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