Art weekly: witchcraft, death threats and 25 years of Photoshop

Witchcraft, death threats and 25 years of Photoshop – the week in art Goya’s witches, the fall-out from the Tower of London poppy artwork, plus John Terry and text-messaging cows – all in your weekly art dispatch Jonathan Jones theguardian.com, Friday 20 February 2015 09.03 EST Jump to comments (…) Wicked Woman by Goya, part of the Witches and Old Women Album exhibition at the Courtauld until 25 May. Photograph: RMN (Mus e du Louvre) / R union des Mus es Nationaux 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  The Duke of Wellington (1812-14) by Francisco Goya. Photograph: Corbis 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 The Golden Putin, courtesy of Photoshop which is celebrating its 25th anniversary. 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 And finally ... Share your landscapes with us now Follow us on Twitter Sign up for the Guardian Today Our editors' picks for the day's top news and commentary delivered to your inbox each morning. Sign up for the daily email