{"podcast":{"title":"Is It? The Art Mystery Podcast","slug":"is-it-the-art-mystery-podcast-7505217","podcast_index_feed_id":7505217,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/WVp91Ydq","website_url":"https://is-it-the-art-mystery-podcast.simplecast.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/f1ec9843-cc45-45af-b29f-053ac6b37f33/6058e14f-d260-4074-9ed2-6c56f40e92ef/3000x3000/is-20it-20series-20logo.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Noah Charney","episode_count":14,"summary":"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 authentication from Art Recognition. While our guest expert is the star of the show, we’ve also conducted a cutting edge, brand new AI analysis of the painting in question—and we’ll reveal what it says in the final part of this episode. The podcast is hosted by award-winning presenter and best-selling art historian, Professor Noah Charney. We cover suspected works by Caravaggio, Rembrandt, Van Dyck, Van Eyck and many more. So subscribe and listen for free wherever you get podcasts to find out: Is it? This series is sponsored by Art Recognition, a Zurich-based AI art analysis firm that tests the works featured in each episode. It is produced by Urska Charney.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-08T20:20:34.675265+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/is-it-the-art-mystery-podcast-7505217"},"episode":{"title":"Is It a Bronzino? with Bruce Edelstein","slug":"is-it-a-bronzino-with-bruce-edelstein","published_at":"2026-03-31T11:56:40+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/is-it-the-art-mystery-podcast-7505217/is-it-a-bronzino-with-bruce-edelstein","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/is-it-the-art-mystery-podcast-7505217","url":"https://is-it-the-art-mystery-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/is-it-a-bronzino-W9US8YSb","audio_url":"https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/9141c8f2-798b-4b42-bb3d-a8cc0d9d7f05/a17eb4b4-f4ee-4603-948b-8b76b9290a7f/episodes/audio/group/f81f6305-3c36-4044-8588-c6179aa934d7/group-item/7dc33345-29af-4800-9be3-1ef42c8aef5c/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=WVp91Ydq","summary":"This episode features a portrait of Eleonora de Toledo, the wife of Duke Cosimo de Medici and an impressive woman, indeed. But is this portrait of her by the Medici court painter Bronzino? Or by his pupil and devoted follower Alessandro Allori? To explore who made this painting, we spoke with Bruce Edelstein, a professor and researcher based in Florence who is part of the global network of NYU. He is also a Bronzino specialist and has written a book on Eleonora. We are also joined by Alessandra Conti from Art Recognition who explains the cutting edge AI image analysis and how to interpret the results. So...it is a Bronzino? Or an Allori? Tune in to find out!","meta_description":"This episode features a portrait of Eleonora de Toledo, the wife of Duke Cosimo de Medici and an impressive woman, indeed. But is this portrait of her by…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2411,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/is-it-the-art-mystery-podcast-7505217/episodes/is-it-a-bronzino-with-bruce-edelstein/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/is-it-the-art-mystery-podcast-7505217/is-it-a-bronzino-with-bruce-edelstein.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}