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pentimento (pĕn'təmĕn`tō), painter's term for the evidence in a work that the original composition has been changed. Often the opaque pigment with which the artist covered a mistake or unwanted beginnings will, with time or injudicious cleaning, become transparent, and a revelation of original intentions will become visible through the finished composition. A celebrated example is Caravaggio's Lute Player (Metropolitan Museum of Art) in which X-ray photography was used to uncover evidence of the painter's original intention. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Also features food including free dessert with a meal at Pentimento (for Print Fair patrons only). So far, demand has been a little bit less than expected, according to Jane Conway, general manager of food services at LACMA, although Pentimento, the museum's more upscale sit-down cafe, has seen an increase in customers. 8) By placing Incidents in the context of capitalism, this analysis uncovers a pentimento text, a compelling narration of the emancipatory dream of nineteenth-century contract theory, the story of how Linda Brent lands on free soil and learns to trade like a true American. |
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