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This painting completed by Diego Velázquez in 1651 is probably one of his most famous works and has been hanging in the National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, for years now. If I remember, I'm going to make a point of seeking it out next time I'm in London and have a spare half hour... I suspect it caused quite a stir at the time, given the level of nudity! You can't help but get drawn in by the blurred face of Venus staring out at you from the mirror but no matter how hard you look you can't make out her facial expression with any certainty - she's definitely looking at you though, that's for sure!

Okay, so this was on TV last night as I flicked over from The Apprentice and after a brief conversation in my mind between the devil who was insisting that I watch it and the angel who was telling me to go to bed I caved in and settled down...

It's been many years since I saw this movie (released in 1994, I think) and apart from a few minor gripes, including the hideous airing of Wet Wet Wet's version of Love is all Around, the film remains contemporary and amusing... It encapsulates the middle-class British wedding perfectly without looking like it's trying too hard; and I have to say, Hugh Grant plays the hesitant bachelor perfectly.