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2009

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2018

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Still Life (Pieta), 2007 by Sam Jinks

Mortality

More about In the flesh

In Western religious art a Pietà, also called a ‘lamentation’, is an image of the Virgin Mary cradling the dead body of Christ.
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2012

Portrait Donors
Shen Jiawei, 2016 by Mark Mohell

Shen Jiawei

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Shen Jiawei was born in China. During the Cultural Revolution he laboured in the Great Northern Wilderness, but even as he worked there, he gained recognition as an artist. 
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2017

Portrait Donors
Kate

Favourite portraits

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National Portrait Gallery staff introduce their favourite portraits from the exhibition.
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$100,000+
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William Robertson and Martha Mary Robertson

A charming prospect

Nearest & Dearest

Family fortunes
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2010

Portrait Donors
Marianne Egan and her children Gertrude Evans Cahuac and Henry William Cahuac

Maritime disaster leaves poignant picture

Devotion

Absence rends the heart asunder
Li Cunxin

Li Cunxin, 2017–2018

by Jun Chen
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Commissioned with funds provided by Tim Fairfax AC 2018
Blue Tongue, 2025 Natalie Grono

National Photographic Portrait Prize 2025

Primary teachers resource
Learning resources

The portraits in this resource have been chosen to spark discussion, encourage exploration and invite creativity for students in Years 3–6.
HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, 2006 Ralph Heimans AM

Announcing... Ralph Heimans: Portraiture. Power. Influence.

30 November 2023
Archived media releases 2023

In March 2024, the National Portrait Gallery will launch a major exhibition of the work of Ralph Heimans AM, the Australian artist who’s painted some of the world’s most recognisable people.

Announcing.... In their own words

24 November 2020
Archived media releases 2020

Inspiring Australians tell their own stories in a unique new gallery audio tour, developed in collaboration with the National Library of Australia.
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