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Is It a Rembrandt? with Blake Gopnik

Podcast: Is It? The Art Mystery Podcast
Published: Sep 24, 2025
Duration seconds: 2364
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Summary

This episode of Is It? dives deeply into one of art history's enduring mysteries: The Polish Rider. A star attraction at the Frick in New York, it has long confused scholars. Is it entirely by Rembrandt? Mostly? Is it derivative or even a forgery? The brilliant art historian and critic Blake Gopnik is my guest to dive into this fascinating topic and much more, including Blake's book, "The Maverick's Museum: Albert Barnes and His American Dream."