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An exhibition at the National Gallery of Australia looks at representations of the figure by female artists of the 20th and 21st centuries.

These masterly portraits of a polite morning routine conjure the beauty of ordinary moments – until this seemingly civilised ritual is obliterated by its historical context

TWO Just Stop Oil protesters have smashed the glass covering a painting on display at the National Gallery in London.

An impressionist masterpiece is being displayed in the Tweed Valley as the National Gallery shares its collection around the country

He was once thought of as among the greatest of Dutch painters, and this exhibition proves his worth

Explore the history of the humble - and not so humble - button.

Often overshadowed by his contemporary Rembrandt, the 17th-century Haarlem artist is revealed to be a genius of the telling portrait in this first showcase of his work in 30 years

Comprehensive collection of the 17th-century painter’s work aims to place him alongside Rembrandt and Vermeer, but his technically brilliant paintings are weirdly soulless

The Last Supper at Fort St. George and its artist

The full glory of ancient Rome blazes once more in this grand, yet very human, exhibition of paintings on loan from the royal collection

When Paula Rego was asked to paint a mural for the dining room of the National Gallery’s Sainsbury Wing in 1990, it “seemed a thoughtless insult”, said Laura Cumming in The Observer. The artist, who died last year aged 87, was renowned for focusing on the kinds of people normally…