pentimento

/ˈpɛntəˌmɛnˈtoʊ/
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Other forms: pentimenti

Definitions of pentimento
  1. noun
    the reappearance in a painting of an underlying image that had been painted over (usually when the later painting becomes transparent with age)
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    type of:
    painting, picture
    graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
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