pentimenti in English
noun
1
a visible trace of earlier painting beneath a layer or layers of paint on a canvas.
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.
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