Provenance: An Alternate History of Art 20th Aïcha Ben Abed is director

Aïcha Ben Abed is director of monuments and sites at the INP

The result is a provocative and novel historical perspective of an artistically vibrant epoch

and covered a wide range of subject matter

including the incomparable The Holy Family by Michelangelo

fountains and tombs)

Provenance: An Alternate History of Art 20th Aïcha Ben Abed is directorEdited by Gail Feigenbaum and Inge Reist This book goes beyond the narrow definition of the term provenance, which addresses only the bare facts of ownership and transfer, to explore ideas about the origins and itineraries of objects, consider the historical uses of provenance research, and draw attention to the transformative power of ownership. The result is a volume of essays that makes a strong case for recuperating provenancewhat contributing