Abstract
In 1930, John Ringling purchased the Goya painting "portrait of the Duchess of Alba". Problematic in attribution, provenance, and condition, the painting is an excellent test case to highlight research performed by art librarians and how their research assists other professionals at a museum. This article considers the importance of presentations to different types of audiences to emphasize the roles of and collaboration among professional librarians, conservators, and registrars. The Ringling presentations focused on museum and library ethics, modern methods in registration, conservation, archives, the art library, museum technology, and the history of a painting's provenance and collectors.
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