Is It an Artemisia?

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, 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. The Madonna and Child was examined and restored thanks to support from Artemisia Gold, a UK-registered charity and global entity committed to the rediscovery, restoration, and exhibition of overlooked artwork, with a focus on forgotten female artists. 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. To learn more about Artemisia Gold and how you can support the restoration of key works by great female artists, click here: https://artemisiagold.org To learn more about Galleria Spada, click here: https://galleriaspada.cultura.gov.it/en/the-collection/ To learn more about Emmebi Diagnostica Artistica, click here: http://www.emmebi-arte.it To order a copy of Brushed Aside: The Untold Story of Women in Art by Noah Charney, click here: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/brushed-aside-9781538170991/ To learn more about Art Recognition, click here: https://art-recognition.com

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 AI technology to check those 25 paintings to see if any might actually be by Basquiat, or were all of them forgeries? Joining us is art market expert Magnus Resch and Art Recognition founder, Carina Popovici.  We covered a wide array of other topics, including tips from Magnus on how to recognize when a deal for an artwork is too good to be true, how he sees the future of AI use as a first line of inquiry for authenticating art, and Magnus introduces his new app, the eponymous Magnus, which functions like Shazam for artworks: snap a photo and it will tell you the artwork, the artist, and its estimated value. Listeners will find a download code (NOAH50), to give them early access to the beta version. Learn more about Art Recognition here: https://art-recognition.com Learn more about Magnus Resch here: https://www.magnusresch.com Download the Magnus app wherever you get your apps or here: https://magnus.net

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 in question, now authenticated using AI. It is one of the countless examples of symbiosis, when the connoisseur and the AI image analysis agree. But the catalogue opens up other questions--some 15 works attributed to Modigliani in past catalogues were downgraded, no longer considered his work, while some 100 others were added, a huge number for an artist for whom a single work can command millions. To discuss this, I invited Carina Popovici, founder of Art Recognition, and Georgina Adam, an acclaimed British art journalist specializing in the art market.  To learn more about Georgina Adam, click here [https://www.theartnewspaper.com/authors/georgina-adam]. To learn more about Art Recognition, click here [https://art-recognition.com]. To learn more about the catalogue raisonne, click here [https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300256765/amedeo-modigliani/].

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 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!   To learn more about Bruce and his work, click here [https://www.linkedin.com/in/bruce-edelstein-1330899/]. To learn more about Art Recognition, click here [https://art-recognition.com].

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 million books and counting, selling an average of a book every thirty seconds. His thrillers are deeply researched and include a note from the author section clarifying what has been changed to suit the plot, so that the reader will be clear on what is fact and where the fiction begins. Noah was Steve's expert consultant for the novel "The Omega Factor," which features Jan van Eyck's "Ghent Altarpiece." For this episode, Art Recognition tested the famous Judges panel from the altarpiece, which was stolen in 1934 and never recovered. Or was it? A conservator in the 1970s theorized that the replacement panel, painted by infamous restorer (and art forger) Jef van der Veken might actually be the stolen panel, painted over to surreptitiously return it to the cathedral of St Bavo from which it was stolen. Art Recognition's AI image analysis will determine whether this was the case, or if the missing panel is still out there. Along the way Steve and Noah chat about writing, research, van Eyck...and Noah introduces Steve to AI image analysis.   To learn more about Steve Berry and his books, click here: https://steveberry.org To learn more about Art Recognition, click here: https://art-recognition.com To learn more about "The Ghent Altarpiece" consider reading Noah's book, "Stealing the Mystic Lamb: The True Story of the World's Most Coveted Masterpiece [https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/noah-charney/stealing-the-mystic-lamb/9781586489243/?lens=publicaffairs]."