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Met Gala Celebs And The Religious Art They Were Inspired By

Art history graduates rejoice.

By ELLE.com
Met Gala 2018 Theme
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This year's Met Gala theme was "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination," and these celebrities clearly did their research. Ahead, see all the religious iconography that celebs used as inspiration for their big night.

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Madonna (Raphael) and Rosie Huntington Whitely

Hair, Face, Hairstyle, Eyebrow, Chin, Head, Beauty, Forehead, Headpiece, Blond,
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Joan of Arc and Shailene Woodley

Fashion, Headgear, Transparent material, Headpiece, Art,
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Mary with the Child and Singing Angels (Boticelli) and Kate Bosworth

Hair, Face, Headpiece, Eyebrow, Hair accessory, Hairstyle, Forehead, Head, Nose, Skin,
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Our Lady of Sorrows and Lilly Collins

Face, Headpiece, Forehead, Head, Eyebrow, Skin, Beauty, Chin, Nose, Hair accessory,
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The Last Judgment (Michelangelo) and Ariana Grande

Fashion, Fashion model, Art, Haute couture, Collage, Fashion design, Dress, Illustration, Costume design, Style,
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Headpiece, Beauty, Fashion, Headgear, Art, Photography, Collage, Fashion accessory, Photomontage, Hat,
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Outerwear, Fashion, Portrait, Robe, Painting, Costume, Art,
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