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Italian socialite and wife of two-time Prime Minister, Marco Minghetti. She held the painting in her famous Roman Salon for her daughter, Maria. Minghetti allowed the painting to be sold to American millionaire turned excavator turned art collector,…

Renowned artistic scholar and the first known owner of the 'Donna Laura Minghetti Leonardo,' he granted it to Donna Laura Minghetti, the wife of a close friend, in his will.

A painting once believed to be a Leonardo DaVinci, that was likely created by one of his students.

Dealer and historian of Italian art who served as the middle-man between Donna Laura Minghetti and Theodore Davis in the acquisition of the 'Donna Laura Minghetti Leonardo.' As an academic, he focused his studies on Leonardo Da Vinci.

A letter from Lady Layard, a close friend of Donna Laura Minghetti, who along with her husband was another client of Giovanni Morelli. The letter reveals Donna's knowledge of the painting's authenticity.

An art historian and connoisseur who was Giovani Morelli's chief disciple. He attributed the 'Donna Laura Minghetti Leonardo' to Leonardo Da Vinci, believing that Morelli had unofficially done so prior to his death. Decades later, he declared in one…

The great grandnephew of Mary Buttles, who passed in 1956. Allen smuggled the 'Donna Laura Minghetti Leonardo' out of Italy, as the executer of Buttles' estate. When Bernard Berenson declared in one of his books that the painting was not actually a…

Emma's diary entries which detail the events that lead to the transaction.

Emma's diary entries which detail her and Theodore's journey through Switzerland to France.

Emma's diary entries which detail her and Theodore's journey through Florence and Milan immediately following the painting's acquisition.

Emma's diary entries which detail her and Theodore's stay in Paris, where they show off the 'Donna Laura Minghetti Leonardo' at the Louvre.

Emma's diary entries which detail the end of their voyage and stop in London, where they continue to show off their 'Leonardo.'

A letter to the editor of "The Nation" from Berenson, which included a note from Davis relinquishing Berenson of all responisibility in the purchase of the so-called 'Leonardo.'

The Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium is a chance for undergraduates to present what they have learned through their research experiences to a larger audience. The Symposium also provides a forum for students, faculty, and the community to…