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The agony and ecstasy of The Sacred Made Real

22.10.09
The suffering expressed in the extraordinary sculptures and paintings of martyred saints from 17th-century Spain is so real, the effect is almost unbearable... more

National Gallery announces exhibition of forged paintings

21.07.09
Exhibition of forged and wrongly-attributed paintings is to be at the heart of the National Gallery's next summer season... more

Fourth Plinth 'more theatre than sculpture'

21.07.09
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National launches eGallery for Old Masters

21.07.09
National Gallery becomes first major art collection to allow internet users to zoom electronically into any picture in its archive... more

Trafalgar Square is being trashed, says gallery chief

10.07.09
Director of the National Gallery has complained that pedestrianisation and mass public events have "destroyed" the essence of Trafalgar Square... more

Titian is saved for the nation after galleries raise £50m

02.02.09
A Titian masterpiece has been saved for the nation after a six-month battle to raise £50 million... more

Why I'm now willing to give God a chance

31.12.08
As middle age enfolds me in its musty embrace I'm increasingly preoccupied by the deliberations of the Church of England... more

One-picture shows are the future in recession says National Gallery's director

30.12.08
The director of the National Gallery has called for an end to blockbuster exhibitions because of the recession and proposed scaled-down shows of just one or two paintings instead... more

Exhibition to show how Picasso pilfered the classics

04.12.08
The National Gallery is to host a major Picasso exhibition in the New Year, it has emerged ... more

Heritage fund gives its entire grant to protect masterpiece

19.11.08
The campaign to save a Titian masterpiece has received a £10 million boost... more

Just £1 each - it's a snip for this glimpse of paradise

14.11.08
On Monday evening, as the rain lashed down and a chill wind blew through the darkened streets, I braved the elements to cycle into Trafalgar Square ... more

Red light at the National

16.09.08
An entire room at the National Gallery is to be transformed into a scene from Amsterdam's red-light district... more

Why Nicholas Penny wants to save Titians

02.09.08
In his first interview since launching the campaign, National Gallery director Nicholas Penny explains why two masterpieces should be saved for the nation.... more

Never mind the £100m tag – these Titians are priceless

02.09.08
In his first interview since launching the campaign, National Gallery director Nicholas Penny explains why two masterpieces should be saved for the nation... more

Fears money will not come through for £100m Titians

01.09.08
The director of the National Gallery in London admitted that he has "serious concerns" funds will not come through in time to save two Titian masterpieces... more

Lesser known artists fail to draw crowds

01.09.08
Visitor numbers at the National Gallery have fallen since it started showing lesser-known artists, latest figures show... more

£100m bid to keep Titian masterpieces in the UK

28.08.08
A £100million appeal to keep two of the most important paintings on British shores has been launched... more

First and last chance to see £100m art gift to the nation

07.07.08
An unprecedented opportunity to see one of the most important donations of paintings ever made to the UK begins tomorrow... more

Who's in and who's out

31.03.08
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Painting was once part of royal collection

26.03.08
Infrared technology has revealed that a painting used to be part of a royal collection ... more

The National Gallery finds the right man

27.11.07
New National Gallery director Nicholas Penny has all the attributes to restore one of our most important institutions to world-class status.... more

Second time lucky for Gallery's new director

26.11.07
The British art scholar Nicholas Penny is set to be ratified as the new director of the National Gallery.... more

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