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Do you know how the famous painter Vincent Van Gogh looked when he was young?

In a year filled with centenaries of famous novels, including Virginia Woolf’s Mrs Dalloway, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby and Franz Kafka’s The Trial, another novel also quietly turns 100. William was published in 1925 by the once-celebrated, now largely forgotten, E.H. Young.

For many of us, the run-up to Valentine’s Day is spent seeking out the least cringe-worthy card in the shop to gift to our significant other, and show them how we really feel. But, unfortunately, Hallmark rhymes rarely mine the depths of love and desire.

The Princess of Wales joined a trip with All Souls Church of England Primary School.

From dancers to divas, amputees to activists: what images of the human form throughout the decades tell us about who we are

Photographer Zoë Law currently has her work displayed in the gallery’s studio and spotlight spaces

You could win a $1,000 Qantas voucher by voting which Aussie deserves to be the subject of the yearly National Portrait Gallery commission.

‘Francis Bacon: Human Presence’ at the National Portrait Gallery in London puts the spotlight on Bacon's portraiture

Blockbuster show at the National Portrait Gallery overcomes Bacon’s late career lows to prove that his brutally frank portraiture can still take the breath away

Hollywood director is one of several leading creatives to speak of Bacon’s influence ahead of an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery

Explore all the winners at the 11th-annual BIAs – including our two Best of Show awards