Is It? The Art Mystery Podcast

Is It a Titian? with Susie Hodge

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

Is It an Artemisia?

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, bo

Is It a Basquiat? with Magnus Resch

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 A

Is It a Modigliani? with Georgina Adam

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 i

Is It a Bronzino? with Bruce Edelstein

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

Can AI Solve an Art Theft? Interview with Steve Berry on the Ghent Altarpiece

In this special episode, we chat with Steve Berry. Steve is the mega bestselling author of thoughtful art and artefact treasure hunt thrillers. He has sold over 26 millio

Is It a Said? with Jehane Ragai

In this episode, we’re turning our attention to the work of Mahmoud Sa'id, one of the most important and influential figures in modern Egyptian art. Trained in Europe yet

Is It a Van Eyck? with Till-Holger Borchert

This episode of Is It? the art mystery podcasts looks at a small painting at the Philadelphia Museum of Art which is largely attributed to Jan van Eyck: "Saint Francis Re

Is It Responsible? Guidelines for the Use of AI for Art Authentication

This episode is about the Guidelines on the Ethical Use of AI for Image Analysis in Art Authentication. AI is everywhere, but that means that the term is being used with

Is It a De La Tour? with Veronique Plesch

Today’s mystery centers on a painter of light and silence—Georges de La Tour. His candlelit saints and beggars are hauntingly still, so perfect in their quiet intensity t

Is It a Velazquez? with Matthew Wilson

Today’s featured picture is called Portrait of a Man. It certainly looks like a Velazquez. But you know what question I’m going to ask. Is it?   To answer this question

Is It a Caravaggio? with Clovis Whiftield

**Featured in The Guardian** Caravaggio lived a violent fist of a life, but man could he paint. He is one of a handful of true revolutionaries, creating a style that was

Interview with AI Expert Carina Popovici

Most episodes of this podcast will feature a special guest art expert who chooses a painting that they’d like to have analyzed—a painting with uncertain or debated author

Is It a Rembrandt? with Blake Gopnik

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 schol

Is It a Van Dyck? with Professor Nils Büttner

Is it a Van Dyck? That’s the question we seek to answer in this episode. The painting in question is one of several versions of a Portrait of Don Diego Messia Felipe de G