Exhibition of the week
Goya
Extraordinary drawings of witchcraft by a man of the Enlightenment who was at once fascinated and repelled by popular superstitions.
• Courtauld Gallery, London, from 26 February until 25 May.
Other exhibitions this week
Forensics: The Anatomy of Crime
The science of detection becomes surreal art.
• Wellcome Collection, London, from 26 February until 21 June.
Sculpture Victorious
Splendid Victoriana, or ugly attempts at sensuality? Judge 19th-century British sculpture for yourself.
• Tate Britain, London, from 25 February until 25 May.
Tony Ray-Jones and Martin Parr
Two photographers who specialise in the anthropology of British life.
• Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, until 7 June.
Salt and Silver
Expect ethereal beauty in this exhibition of early photography from 1840 to 1860.
• Tate Britain, London, from 25 February until 7 June.
Masterpiece of the week
Goya – The Duke of Wellington (1812-14)
The great British general is pensive, even anxious, in Goya’s subtle portrait. Wellington made his name fighting in Spain during the Napoleonic Wars. While there, he was caught uneasily on canvas by Goya’s insightful eye.
• National Gallery, London.
Image of the week
What we learned this week
Happy birthday Photoshop! Here’s to the next 25 years of Helicopter Sharks and John Terry pop-ups
That the Tower of London poppies artist received death threats
That humans are capable of the most amazing bodily feats
About David Best, the man who builds art just to burn it
That photos reveal what shopping was like behind the iron curtain
What text-messaging cows and selfie museums have in common
That architects have always used alluring (or deceiving) drawings to get their way with clients
How one woman magics vintage books into art
That an Italian art restorer has denied damaging medieval frescoes
What happens when the world is invaded by balloons
That Florence Henri was the queen of surrealist photography
How the Victorians sculpted for Britain
Why we’re all on a 12-lane highway in Dubai
Why women artists are so often painted out of the picture by their artist husbands
