provenance

provenienza, origine

Luogo o fonte da cui proviene qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: The place or source that something comes from.

• The label gives the cheese's provenance.
• We could not establish the provenance of these seeds.
• Customers increasingly ask about the provenance of their food.

Come si usa: the provenance of something (We checked the provenance of the meat.)

Sinonimi: origin, source

Espressioni comuni: food provenance, unknown provenance, provenance of something, cultural provenance

provenienza, storia della proprietà

Documentazione di chi ha posseduto un’opera d’arte dalla sua creazione.

In inglese semplice: The record of who has owned a work of art since it was made.

• The painting has a clear provenance.
• Auction records helped us trace its provenance.
• Collectors paid more because the sculpture's provenance was fully documented.

Come si usa: the provenance of something (The gallery researched the provenance of the portrait.)

Sinonimi: ownership history

Espressioni comuni: documented provenance, royal provenance, establish provenance

origine, provenienza

Luogo e periodo in cui è stato realizzato un oggetto antico.

In inglese semplice: The place and period in which an old object was made.

• The vase is of Greek provenance.
• Experts disagree about the sword's provenance.
• Its decoration helped researchers establish its provenance.

Come si usa: of ... provenance (The museum owns a helmet of Roman provenance.)

Sinonimi: origin

Espressioni comuni: ancient provenance, provenance of something, uncertain provenance

accertare la provenienza

Scoprire e documentare da dove viene qualcosa o chi lo ha posseduto.

In inglese semplice: To find and record where something came from or who owned it.

• The museum hired an expert to provenance the vase.
• Researchers provenanced the objects before the sale.
• How will you provenance a painting with no surviving records?

Sinonimi: trace the origin of

Espressioni comuni: provenance an object, provenance a painting