Pentimento
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Pentimento
A condition found on older paintings where earlier layers are revealed as lead-containing pigments become more transparent over time.
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Pentimento An underlying image in a painting, as an earlier painting, a part of a painting, or an original draft, that shows through, usually when the top layer of paint has become transparent with age.
PENTIMENTO
A condition of old paintings where lead-containing pigments have become more transparent over time, revealing earlier layers. Return to top
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Pentimento. Term sometimes used in painting of figures, etc. which the artist painted over but which, through the course of time, have become visible through the superimposed layers of paint.
Perceptismo.
Pentimento
This article is about the alterations in paintings. It is also the title of a book by playwright Lillian Hellman A pentimento (plural pentimenti) is an alteration in a painting showing that the artist has changed his mind as to the ...
Also see fat over lean, glaze, pentimento, scumble, and dragging.
ovoid - A three-dimensional form shaped like an egg — oval from some points of view, and circular from others.
There is a slight pentimento in the positioning of the man's right knee; the girl's pink skirt can be seen beneath the paint of the breeches.
Pentimento
A reappearance of a design, a drawing or a picture that has been painted over; It is a phenomenon particularly associated with oils.
pentimento - reappearance in a painting of an underlying image that was painted over, usually when the outer layers become transparent with age
penumbra - small area of semi-shadow along the edge of a darker shadow ...
 See also: Painting, Bronze, Chalk, Size, Binder
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