diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index a19cde6..2ffa0d9 100755
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -333,7 +333,10 @@ def item_page(item_id):
 
     width = 800
     image_filename = item.image_filename
-    image = image_with_cache(qid, image_filename, width)
+    if image_filename:
+        image = image_with_cache(qid, image_filename, width)
+    else:
+        image = None
 
     # hits = item.run_query()
     label_and_language = get_entity_label_and_language(entity)
diff --git a/depicts/painting.py b/depicts/painting.py
index 90d72b9..cca218b 100644
--- a/depicts/painting.py
+++ b/depicts/painting.py
@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@ class Painting:
 
     @property
     def image_filename(self):
-        return self.entity['claims']['P18'][0]['mainsnak']['datavalue']['value']
+        if 'P18' in self.entity['claims']:
+            return self.entity['claims']['P18'][0]['mainsnak']['datavalue']['value']
 
     @property
     def display_title(self):
@@ -203,7 +204,8 @@ class Painting:
         if not titles:
             return []
 
-        cat_list = mediawiki.get_categories(titles, 'commons')
+        # cat_list = mediawiki.get_categories(titles, 'commons')
+        cat_list = []
 
         for title, cats in cat_list:
             for cat in cats: