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Leading article: Art for whose sake?

independent.co.uk
28-Aug-2008
        
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The Duke of Sutherland's decision to sell off his collection of old masters will set in motion the biggest fundraising effort in Britain's public gallery sector since the National Gallery set about acquiring The Madonna of the Pinks six years ago. London's National Gallery is involved again, along with the National Galleries of Scotland. They have joined forces in an effort to buy two sublime works by Titian... [read full story]                    

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John Leighton: This is paramount art in a time of instant gratification

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The Big Question: Should the rich be paid to keep their paintings in the country?

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John Leighton: This is paramount art in a time of instant gratification

guardian.co.uk
30-Aug-2008
        

John Leighton, director-general of the National Galleries of Scotland, argues it's crucial we raise the funds to buy Titian's Diana masterpieces In a week dominated by gloomy stories of economic downturn, the announcement...

                   

That's a wrap

bbc.co.uk
30-Aug-2008
        

Now back to Corrie There's a weariness you get at the end of five weeks of festival coverage. And perhaps she did because she rolled up at the end of this week, to the national galleries on the mound having read in the...

Cash scramble for painting

news24.com
29-Aug-2008
        

London - Two British galleries are scrambling to find £50m in four months to keep a painting by Titian, the loss of which would be like the Louvre selling the Mona Lisa, an art chief said on Thursday. Diana And Actaeon...

                   

The cost of art

bbc.co.uk
29-Aug-2008
        

There's a sense of déjà vu about arriving in the National Galleries of Scotland this week. The colour on the walls has changed a few times, the director general has moved on, but the paintings which dominate the ground...

                   

The Big Question: Should the rich be paid to keep their paintings in the country?

independent.co.uk
28-Aug-2008
        

Why are we asking this now? Because after being the star draw at the National Galleries in Scotland and London since the war, a private collection of 28 masterpieces, known as the Bridgewater Loan, could soon be leaving...