Anatomy of an Attribution
How a workshop panel became a masterpiece, and back again — inside the evidence chain that decides what a painting is.
Issue No. 1Commissioned
The Journal of Art, Provenance, Science & Civilization
The Journal of Art, Provenance, Science & Civilization
Editorial Section
Ownership history, authentication, forensic research, due diligence, restitution, and provenance intelligence — the magazine's founding discipline.
How a workshop panel became a masterpiece, and back again — inside the evidence chain that decides what a painting is.
A quantitative look at the discount the market applies when ownership history goes dark.
Claims, negotiations, and returns: how institutions are handling contested holdings now.
We seek investigative work on authentication, restitution, and the documentation of ownership.