The tumultuous life of artist John Bellany

8 February 2013 Last updated at 06:31 ET Help

Scotland's celebrated painter John Bellany turns 70 this year and to mark the occasion the Scottish National Gallery is hosting a special exhibition entitled A Passion for Life, an appropriate title as Alastair Sooke found out.

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