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'The Weird Sisters, Macbeth', 1783, by Henry Fuseli at Dulwich Picture Gallery
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This week, Mario Testino leaves the glamour of the couture shows to photograph God's house, exploring the world of the priesthood. The bloody drama of the Scottish play also proves alluring in Shakespeare in Art and Exhumed tells the story of 26,000 bodies held within the grounds of a museum.

Disciples

Think of the photographer Mario Testino and you'll invariably think of catwalk glamour, but this latest body of work shows him training his lens on a subject far removed from the lithe limbs of supermodels, as he trades costly couture for priestly vestments. He peers behind the wisps of incense that enshroud the rituals of the Catholic church. In all, there are 13 new photographs on show here, all of them taken on visits to religious events and, while gilded glitz remains plentiful, it is overlain with lashings of mystical and spiritual allure.

Wed 16 Jul-Sat 6 Sep, Timothy Taylor Gallery, 24 Dering Street, W1 (020-7409 3344).

Shakespeare In Art

That Shakespeare is the world's most performed playwright will come as no surprise but, as this multi-layered exhibition shows, he has also inspired an amazing number of Europe's greatest visual artists.

Zooming in on the 17th and 18th centuries, these works range from portraits of the era's Shakespearean stars to glimpses behind the curtains into staging and set design. Delacroix, Millais and Holman Hunt all indulged in a spot of painterly Bardolatry and Hogarth and William Blake also feature. Needless to say, the bloody drama of the Scottish play has proven particularly alluring.

Wed 16 Jul-Sun 19 Oct, Dulwich Picture Gallery, Gallery Road, SE21 (020-8693 5254).

Exhumed

This diverse group show is presented by Danielle Arnaud Contemporary Art but its location is the Museum Of Garden History, which you'll find tucked away within a deconsecrated Lambeth parish church. In all, 24 artists working in a range of disciplines and media have contributed and, although storytelling, ancestry, memory and the interpretation of history all feature, it takes as its starting point the histories of the 26,000 famous, infamous and sadly anonymous bodies that are held within the museum's grounds.

Fri 11 Jul-Sun 31 Aug, Museum Of Garden History, Lambeth Palace Road, SE21 (020-7401 8865).

Richard Eurich: Centenary Exhibition

The figurative paintings in this exhibition may look deeply traditional at first glance, but beneath these busy but straightforward-seeming beach scenes and seascapes lurks a tantalising sense of the surreal. The
late artist lived in Southampton and his paintings are a testament to a lifetime's love for the ebb and flow of the tides. Also showcased are the paintings that he made as official war artist during the Second World War, depicting scenes such as the withdrawal from Dunkirk.

  • Mon 14 Jul-Fri 8 Aug, The Fine Art Society, 148 New Bond Street, W1 (020-7629 5116).

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