{"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 an Artemisia?","slug":"is-it-an-artemisia","published_at":"2026-07-08T09:55:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/is-it-the-art-mystery-podcast-7505217/is-it-an-artemisia","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-an-artemisia-s8Pwgs7T","audio_url":"https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/9141c8f2-798b-4b42-bb3d-a8cc0d9d7f05/a17eb4b4-f4ee-4603-948b-8b76b9290a7f/episodes/audio/group/5fac1d2d-2565-4b37-8624-ad6959fedd72/group-item/d3f3d2c1-fe42-4a76-87f7-0ae75322258b/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=WVp91Ydq","summary":"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. Though both works have been part of the collection and attributed to Artemisia since the 17th century, forensic analysis raised some questions that, through our discussion, we can deem solved! To discuss these works, host Noah Charney is joined by Adriana Capriotti, director of Galleria Spada; Beatrice de Ruggieri, a technical art historian who worked on the paintings and through her lab, Emmebi Diagnostica Artistica; and Alessandra Conti, an art historian with Art Recognition. Tune in to find out how a museum director, an art historian, an AI specialist, and a conservator unpack a pair of paintings by one of the greatest artists of the Baroque.","meta_description":"This episode tests the attribution of two paintings long thought to have been by the great Baroque master, Artemisia Gentileschi--Madonna and Child, and S…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1675,"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-an-artemisia/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-an-artemisia.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}