- for 'repentance'; from the verb pentirsi,
meaning 'to repent';
plural pentimenti) is "the
presence or
emergence of
earlier images, forms, or
strokes that...
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therefore reveal that it is an
original work from Caravaggio's hand. The
pentimenti are
numerous and
visible to the
naked eye and with UV rays, IR rays or...
- from the
underdrawing or
layers in
between (such
alterations are
called pentimenti when made by the
original artist). This is very
useful information in...
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features in the
painting have led to the
positive attribution: a
number of
pentimenti are evident, most
notably the
position of the
right thumb. The sfumato...
- the
position of the hands. The
infrared photos also
reveal interesting pentimenti on the left arm. Untouched, and
beautifully preserved, they
indicate that...
- authenticity, or at
least originality, of the work
could be
found in the
pentimenti of the underpainting,
which indicate it
could not have been a
simple faithful...
- The dog
found in
later restoration work. Note that the ears of the dog are
visible today as
pentimenti on the lady's sleeve....
- and restored, it has
gained only few
acceptance as Leonardo's original.
Pentimenti (changes to the composition) were
found in the
thumb of Christ's right...
- He
consulted Maria Letizia Paoletti, who
argued the
large number of
pentimenti visible under X-ray
images proved the
painting was the original. Sir Denis...
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Infrared reflectograms of the
painting show many
small alterations, or
pentimenti, in the underdrawing: to both faces, to the mirror, and to
other elements...
