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Titian 'copy' turns out to be a real work of art

For years, a painting in the National Gallery was labelled as a 16th-century copy created after Titian and rarely seen by the public, having been variously relegated to the lower galleries and conservation studios.

Edvard Munch’s ‘The Scream’ which Sotheby’s are selling in New York

Edvard Munch's Scream goes on show in London

The only privately-owned version of Edvard Munch's classic masterpiece The Scream has gone on show in London for the first time before it is sold at auction in New York.

Trafalgar Square hosts Easter Passion play

Biblical scenes unfolded in Trafalgar Square today as thousands of people gathered to watch a recreation of Jesus Christ's crucifixion and resurrection.

Great Works: Diana and Callisto, 1556-59 (188cm x 206cm), Titian

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Home is where the art is, says Google

Until now, anyone who aspired to be well versed in the artistic highlights of the world's great galleries required time, money and a penchant for air travel. Soon, they will need just a laptop.

Another 'Olympics egg' stolen

A third model egg has been stolen from a pre-Olympic exhibition.

A woman examines the Lucian Freud painting Man's Head (Self Portrait 1) at the National Portrait Gallery exhibition

The late, late shows: art galleries burn midnight oil for blockbusters

Soaring demand for Lucian Freud exhibition typical of growing thirst for art in the capital

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Diana and Callist by Titian was yesterday rescued for the nation - for £45m

Artwork saved! But was it worth it?

A Titian masterpiece was yesterday rescued for the nation – for £45m. But should we have just let it go?

National Gallery photo of Diana and Callisto by Italian Renaissance master Titian

National Gallery saves Titian painting for nation‎

Titian's masterpiece Diana and Callisto has been saved for the nation in a £45 million deal.

Shell oil protesters climb National Gallery

Environmental campaigners climbed to the roof of the National Gallery today to stage a protest against energy giant Shell.

Thousands set to strike in three separate disputes

Thousands of workers will go on strike this week in three separate disputes over jobs and pensions affecting consumer goods giant Unilever, tax offices and a leading gallery.

Armchair art: Leonardo da Vinci, self-portrait

Why's a show like you in a space like this?

The Leonardo exhibition deserves better than the National Gallery's basement, says Simon Tait

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Politicians who say they want to break down Britain's social barriers have been told to unlock closed-shop professions – starting in their own backyard
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Next month expats in the stronghold of South Kensington will have a big say in who is returned as the first French overseas MP
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Two years on from the disaster that shook the Caribbean state, its eastern neighbour, the Dominican Republic, fears a new wave of illegal immigrants could hurt its economy
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Plan B's new film explores the urban tensions that led to last summer's riots – and he's not the only one finding cinematic inspiration in social unrest
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... but his smartphone app fails crucial spelling test
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Weeks after the demise of Sarkozy, the TF1 star he's said to have dated finds herself out of office too
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Song of the suicide bomber: How 'Babur in London' negotiated a cultural minefield

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Daring new opera 'Babur in London' features British terrorists planning an attack.
The school that brought the International Baccalaureate to the East End

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The International Baccalaureate is not just for pupils in leafy suburbs.
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England must beware brilliant Belgium

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Liverpool must show new man the respect he needs to do the job
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Three Lions will play their Euro 2012 games in front of only a few thousand of their fans