Definition of pentimento in English:

pentimento

nounPlural pentimenti ˌpɛntɪˈmɛntəʊˌpen(t)əˈmen(t)ō

A visible trace of earlier painting beneath a layer or layers of paint on a canvas.
scientific examination of his drawings has revealed pentimenti
mass noun is it chiaroscuro or pentimento?
Example sentencesExamples
- Their imagery of the painter's canvas implies an alternative, that of pentimento, or the eventual emergence of an underlying image in a painting that grows transparent with age.
- Ghost images from the backs of the canvases pop up like pentimenti or nebular dust.
- Hence the importance in these works of traces of successive compositional stages, pentimenti deliberately retained rather than obliterated in a final synthesis.
- In fact, drawing is prominent in the paintings, whether jerkily outlining colored patches or visible as the pentimenti of earlier, barely erased marks.
- The astonishing series of pentimenti which were revealed made me change my mind entirely.
- For the careful observer, they offer a whole world of pentimenti.
- The myth becomes a dim pentimento, looming under a series of visuals painted one over the other.
- The way I'm painting now has a connection with an Italian expression, pentimento, which means ‘ghost image.’
- There are panels explaining pentimenti and underpainting, why paintings look the way they do, all using actual objects from the collection.
- She does not follow the design by rote, as revealed by the pentimenti of alterations made during the painting process.
- Technical investigations often reveal pentimento - a painting beneath another one - adding further grist to the academic mill.
- The drawing measures 36.8 x 41.3 cm and is executed in pen and ink over black chalk, with some additions in brush and wash, and with one pentimento executed onto a separate piece of paper, which has been glued to the principal folio.
- He acknowledged the existence of pentimenti.
- Some pentimenti are also evident in the underdrawn outlines.
- The slightly blurred images reveal her intentionally rough-hewn pentimenti and, ultimately, create a softened, classicized balance.
- The pentimenti, the multiple corrections, are evidence that an image which appears spontaneous was achieved via a series of minor and major adjustments.
- The rapid delineation of muscles and sinews, the visible pentimenti and the variable thickness of the chalk lines indicate a purposeful exploration of the physical possibilities of the medium in accurately depicting the human body.
- The way that they narrow and bulge, and the smudges of pale blue pentimenti in the lemon yellow ground, create a circuitous momentum within the work.
- His surfaces are extravagantly scumbled and full of ragged pentimenti; the boats look like they are embedded in the water rather than floating on it.
- He made an effort to tone down the swagger yet allowed pentimenti on the canvas to draw even more attention to his beard.

Origin

Early 20th century: from Italian, literally 'repentance'.

Definition of pentimento in US English:

pentimento

nounˌpen(t)əˈmen(t)ō

A visible trace of earlier painting beneath a layer or layers of paint on a canvas.
scientific examination of his drawings has revealed pentimenti
mass noun is it chiaroscuro or pentimento?
Example sentencesExamples
- Ghost images from the backs of the canvases pop up like pentimenti or nebular dust.
- The slightly blurred images reveal her intentionally rough-hewn pentimenti and, ultimately, create a softened, classicized balance.
- He made an effort to tone down the swagger yet allowed pentimenti on the canvas to draw even more attention to his beard.
- The pentimenti, the multiple corrections, are evidence that an image which appears spontaneous was achieved via a series of minor and major adjustments.
- Some pentimenti are also evident in the underdrawn outlines.
- There are panels explaining pentimenti and underpainting, why paintings look the way they do, all using actual objects from the collection.
- Their imagery of the painter's canvas implies an alternative, that of pentimento, or the eventual emergence of an underlying image in a painting that grows transparent with age.
- Hence the importance in these works of traces of successive compositional stages, pentimenti deliberately retained rather than obliterated in a final synthesis.
- Technical investigations often reveal pentimento - a painting beneath another one - adding further grist to the academic mill.
- The rapid delineation of muscles and sinews, the visible pentimenti and the variable thickness of the chalk lines indicate a purposeful exploration of the physical possibilities of the medium in accurately depicting the human body.
- The drawing measures 36.8 x 41.3 cm and is executed in pen and ink over black chalk, with some additions in brush and wash, and with one pentimento executed onto a separate piece of paper, which has been glued to the principal folio.
- The astonishing series of pentimenti which were revealed made me change my mind entirely.
- She does not follow the design by rote, as revealed by the pentimenti of alterations made during the painting process.
- In fact, drawing is prominent in the paintings, whether jerkily outlining colored patches or visible as the pentimenti of earlier, barely erased marks.
- For the careful observer, they offer a whole world of pentimenti.
- The way that they narrow and bulge, and the smudges of pale blue pentimenti in the lemon yellow ground, create a circuitous momentum within the work.
- He acknowledged the existence of pentimenti.
- The way I'm painting now has a connection with an Italian expression, pentimento, which means ‘ghost image.’
- The myth becomes a dim pentimento, looming under a series of visuals painted one over the other.
- His surfaces are extravagantly scumbled and full of ragged pentimenti; the boats look like they are embedded in the water rather than floating on it.

Origin

Early 20th century: from Italian, literally ‘repentance’.

单词	pentimento
释义	Definition of pentimento in English: pentimento nounPlural pentimenti ˌpɛntɪˈmɛntəʊˌpen(t)əˈmen(t)ō A visible trace of earlier painting beneath a layer or layers of paint on a canvas. scientific examination of his drawings has revealed pentimenti mass noun is it chiaroscuro or pentimento? Example sentencesExamples Their imagery of the painter's canvas implies an alternative, that of pentimento, or the eventual emergence of an underlying image in a painting that grows transparent with age. Ghost images from the backs of the canvases pop up like pentimenti or nebular dust. Hence the importance in these works of traces of successive compositional stages, pentimenti deliberately retained rather than obliterated in a final synthesis. In fact, drawing is prominent in the paintings, whether jerkily outlining colored patches or visible as the pentimenti of earlier, barely erased marks. The astonishing series of pentimenti which were revealed made me change my mind entirely. For the careful observer, they offer a whole world of pentimenti. The myth becomes a dim pentimento, looming under a series of visuals painted one over the other. The way I'm painting now has a connection with an Italian expression, pentimento, which means ‘ghost image.’ There are panels explaining pentimenti and underpainting, why paintings look the way they do, all using actual objects from the collection. She does not follow the design by rote, as revealed by the pentimenti of alterations made during the painting process. Technical investigations often reveal pentimento - a painting beneath another one - adding further grist to the academic mill. The drawing measures 36.8 x 41.3 cm and is executed in pen and ink over black chalk, with some additions in brush and wash, and with one pentimento executed onto a separate piece of paper, which has been glued to the principal folio. He acknowledged the existence of pentimenti. Some pentimenti are also evident in the underdrawn outlines. The slightly blurred images reveal her intentionally rough-hewn pentimenti and, ultimately, create a softened, classicized balance. The pentimenti, the multiple corrections, are evidence that an image which appears spontaneous was achieved via a series of minor and major adjustments. The rapid delineation of muscles and sinews, the visible pentimenti and the variable thickness of the chalk lines indicate a purposeful exploration of the physical possibilities of the medium in accurately depicting the human body. The way that they narrow and bulge, and the smudges of pale blue pentimenti in the lemon yellow ground, create a circuitous momentum within the work. His surfaces are extravagantly scumbled and full of ragged pentimenti; the boats look like they are embedded in the water rather than floating on it. He made an effort to tone down the swagger yet allowed pentimenti on the canvas to draw even more attention to his beard. Origin Early 20th century: from Italian, literally 'repentance'. Definition of pentimento in US English: pentimento nounˌpen(t)əˈmen(t)ō A visible trace of earlier painting beneath a layer or layers of paint on a canvas. scientific examination of his drawings has revealed pentimenti mass noun is it chiaroscuro or pentimento? Example sentencesExamples Ghost images from the backs of the canvases pop up like pentimenti or nebular dust. The slightly blurred images reveal her intentionally rough-hewn pentimenti and, ultimately, create a softened, classicized balance. He made an effort to tone down the swagger yet allowed pentimenti on the canvas to draw even more attention to his beard. The pentimenti, the multiple corrections, are evidence that an image which appears spontaneous was achieved via a series of minor and major adjustments. Some pentimenti are also evident in the underdrawn outlines. There are panels explaining pentimenti and underpainting, why paintings look the way they do, all using actual objects from the collection. Their imagery of the painter's canvas implies an alternative, that of pentimento, or the eventual emergence of an underlying image in a painting that grows transparent with age. Hence the importance in these works of traces of successive compositional stages, pentimenti deliberately retained rather than obliterated in a final synthesis. Technical investigations often reveal pentimento - a painting beneath another one - adding further grist to the academic mill. The rapid delineation of muscles and sinews, the visible pentimenti and the variable thickness of the chalk lines indicate a purposeful exploration of the physical possibilities of the medium in accurately depicting the human body. The drawing measures 36.8 x 41.3 cm and is executed in pen and ink over black chalk, with some additions in brush and wash, and with one pentimento executed onto a separate piece of paper, which has been glued to the principal folio. The astonishing series of pentimenti which were revealed made me change my mind entirely. She does not follow the design by rote, as revealed by the pentimenti of alterations made during the painting process. In fact, drawing is prominent in the paintings, whether jerkily outlining colored patches or visible as the pentimenti of earlier, barely erased marks. For the careful observer, they offer a whole world of pentimenti. The way that they narrow and bulge, and the smudges of pale blue pentimenti in the lemon yellow ground, create a circuitous momentum within the work. He acknowledged the existence of pentimenti. The way I'm painting now has a connection with an Italian expression, pentimento, which means ‘ghost image.’ The myth becomes a dim pentimento, looming under a series of visuals painted one over the other. His surfaces are extravagantly scumbled and full of ragged pentimenti; the boats look like they are embedded in the water rather than floating on it. Origin Early 20th century: from Italian, literally ‘repentance’.
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