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Is It? The Art Mystery Podcast

Noah Charney
AI Authentication
Art Recognition
AI In Art Authentication
Caravaggio
Jan Van Eyck
Art Authentication
Diego Velazquez
Saint Francis Of Assisi Receiving the Stigmata
Rembrandt Van Rijn
Northern Renaissance
Mahmoud Sa'id
The Polish Rider
The Lute Player
Georges De La Tour
Philadelphia Museum Of Art
Antony Van Dyck
AI Art Authentication
Portrait Of a Man
Angelo Bronzino
Amedeo Modigliani

Is It? is a brand new podcast on art history’s mysteries. In each episode, we ask the question of whether a certain painting is by a certain famous artist. These are puzzle paintings, works that have divided and confounded scholars, sometimes for centuries. To answer this question, we bring in a guest expert, a specialist in the artist in question. And we also bring in an expert in AI authenticati... more

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The so-called Allendale Nativity, an Adoration of the Shepherds now at the National Gallery in Washington, D.C., is attributed to Giorgione. But some, including the most famous of all connoisseurs, Bernard Berenson, if it is in fact by Titian. For th... more

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This episode tests the attribution of two paintings long thought to have been by the great Baroque master, Artemisia Gentileschi--Madonna and Child, and Saint Cecilia, both of which are part of the wonderful collection at Galleria Spada in Rome. Thou... more

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In Orlando a museum exhibited what it was claimed were a lost cache of 25 Basquiat paintings. Then the FBI raided and seized them. In this episode, we used cutting edge AI technology to check those 25 paintings to see if any might actually be by Basq... more

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In the spring of 2026 a new Modigliani catalogue raisonne was published. It was the first catalogue raisonne to include a painting previous not attributed to the artist in question, now authenticated using AI. It is one of the countless examples of s... more

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Recent Guests

Susie Hodge
Art historian and author
Episode: Is It a Titian? with Susie Hodge
Adriana Capriotti
Director of Galleria Spada, Rome
Galleria Spada
Episode: Is It an Artemisia?
Beatrice de Ruggieri
Conservator and technical specialist at Emmebi Arte
Emmebi Diagnostica Artistica
Episode: Is It an Artemisia?
Alessandra Conti
Art historian with Art Recognition (AI authentication expert)
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Episode: Is It an Artemisia?
Magnus Resch
Art market economist, entrepreneur, author
Magnus Resch (App founder); expert on art market dynamics
Episode: Is It a Basquiat? with Magnus Resch
Carina Popovici
Founder of Art Recognition
Art Recognition
Episode: Is It a Basquiat? with Magnus Resch
Georgina Adam
Arts journalist for the Financial Times and The Art Newspaper
Financial Times; The Art Newspaper
Episode: Is It a Modigliani? with Georgina Adam
Bruce Edelstein
Art historian specializing in Renaissance and Baroque Italian painting, patronage, and collecting
New York University in Florence
Episode: Is It a Bronzino? with Bruce Edelstein
Steve Berry
World-best selling novelist specializing in art history mysteries
Author, The Omega Factor, Stealing the Mystic Lamb (consultant)
Episode: Can AI Solve an Art Theft? Interview with Steve Berry on the Ghent Altarpiece

Host

Noah Charney
Host of Is It? The Art Mystery Podcast, Professor and art historian

Reviews

4.5 out of 5 stars from 13 ratings
  • Good, but more killer less filler

    The core episodes have been interesting so far, but the once a month format is too much time between episodes and there have been two filler episodes within the first series. Needs a more consistent output of art analyses.

    Apple Podcasts
    3
    CellestinoHernendes
    United Kingdoma year ago
  • So interesting !

    Soooo interesting and entertaining!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Noway.com
    United Kingdoma year ago
  • Each episode a fascinating tale

    This is something new. A chance to hear the history of a work of art whose provenance or authorship is questionable and follow the experts who, like detective, solve the case. The latest tool for this is AI based, allowing for a comprehensive exploration of each piece. I found the Rembrandt episode particulary intriguing with the guest a skeptic about how AI could help, and reluctantly impressed with the result. Listen to this Podcast…you won’t regret it and you will learn much to share with... more

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    5
    Newhavenmaven
    United Statesa year ago

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Mix of forensic insight and storytelling makes complex art mysteries engaging.
The discussions are both accessible and deeply informed about attribution.
Guests bring credible expertise; AI demos feel practical and grounded.

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Is It an Artemisia?
Q: What are the results of your test and how should we interpret the 57% probability for the Madonna and Child?
The 57% probability is on the edge of what is considered robust by catalog raisonné, and must be understood in light of possible repainting and earlier versions; the higher 96.9% for Santa Cecilia illustrates how AI can vary by case and underlines the need for human interpretation to integrate multispectral findings with stylistic history.
Is It an Artemisia?
Q: Alessandra, what are the particular challenges when teaching your AI to recognize Artemisia's hand?
The AI must be trained with a carefully defined authentic set, avoid confusing Artemisia with her father Orazio, account for past restorations and underdrawings, and be interpreted within a broader art-historical context to avoid over-reliance on probabilities.
Is It a Bronzino? with Bruce Edelstein
Q: What did the infrared and other imaging reveal about authorship, and how did that influence your judgment?
IR and other imaging showed an underdrawing that looked carefully traced, suggesting a cartoon-like preparation typical of a workshop building on a master's design, which leaned toward Allori rather than Bronzino in this case.
Is It a Bronzino? with Bruce Edelstein
Q: Can you walk us through the step-by-step approach you used to train the AI and why this case was trickier than others?
We built a dataset from Bronzino and Allori works, relied on a catalogue raisonne where possible, used negative image testing, and generated AI images to teach the model what not to be fooled by, ensuring the AI learns to distinguish between close hands and stylistic cues of both artists.
Can AI Solve an Art Theft? Interview with Steve Berry on the Ghent Altarpiece
Q: How does AI authentication fit into the traditional toolkit for verifying art works?
Charney and Berry discuss AI as a fourth leg of authentication, alongside connoisseurship, provenance, and material testing, with the AI training on confirmed and counterfeited images to assess likelihoods and provide heat maps.

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A multidisciplinary series exploring attribution puzzles in master artworks, blending traditional art historical analysis with cutting-edge AI authentication. Each episode typically brings in a leading art historian or conservator as the guest expert, plus an AI authentication specialist from Art Recognition, to weigh traditional connoisseurship against data-driven methods. The format often features a high-profile attribution case, a live or demonstrated AI assessment, and thoughtful discussion on where AI can inform judgment without supplanting human expertise. Notable strengths include transparent, evidence-driven approaches to attribution, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and a willingness to scrutinize established catalogues or provena... more

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