Definitions for "Reproof"
An expression of blame or censure; especially, blame expressed to the face; censure for a fault; chiding; reproach.
an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face"
censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"
Refutation; confutation; contradiction.
A reproof may mean several different things, depending on what the artist intented to say. Some possibilities are: 1. that an original piece has been reworked so as to eliminate what was considered to be faulty. 2. a new negative has been made 3. a work of art has been touched up (perhaps because the piece was damaged or peeling due to age) 4. a copy has been made from an original ("a reproofed copy").
Keywords:  sin, conviction, exposing, error
conviction of sin; exposing of error