Art with a Past

The provenance—or history of ownership—of a work of art can be described as the journey it makes up to its arrival in its present home, in this case, the MFA, Boston. "Art with a Past: Provenance Research at the MFA" is an itinerary, or scavenger hunt, of the life stories of MFA masterpieces, many of which survived wars, passed through royal collections, were dismantled and reassembled, or found new uses in the hands of their different owners.