These tweets pair Met Gala looks with their art inspirations

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Last night, celebrities did their best to interpret the Met Gala's 2018 theme, Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination, to varying degrees of success. Between Rihanna going as the literal pope and men showing up in mostly just tuxes, some people got there more than others. On Twitter, newly minted art historians worked fast to connect on-theme Met Gala looks with their possible Renaissance art inspirations. See the art behind the best looks below.

Nicki Minaj, Jeremy Scott and Cardi B at the 2018 #MetGala / "Visitation", from Altarpiece of the Virgin (St Vaast Altarpiece) by Jacques Daret, c. 1435 pic.twitter.com/V5MKBYoxvu
— rei (@thereimond) May 8, 2018

Portrait of Saint Teresa of Avila, after Jusepe de Ribera, c.17th century. // Greta Gerwig at the 2018 Met Gala. pic.twitter.com/kvMtAmw43C
— TabloidArtHistory (@TabloidArtHist) May 8, 2018

Mosaic depicting Pope Clement VIII wearing a papal tiara. // Rihanna wears a mitre to the 2018 Met Gala. pic.twitter.com/uLZNy597N0
— TabloidArtHistory (@TabloidArtHist) May 8, 2018

.@Zendaya at the #MetGala, 2018/ Joan of Arc by Jeanne d’Arc, Albert Lynch (1851-1912) pic.twitter.com/yr3ls8SAYJ
— rei (@thereimond) May 8, 2018

Lana Del Rey at the Met Gala, 2018. // Statue of Our Lady of Seven Sorrows (origin unknown). pic.twitter.com/vQyYaoYPcH
— TabloidArtHistory (@TabloidArtHist) May 8, 2018

Lily Collins at the #MetGala, 2018 / Our Lady of Sorrows (Mater Dolorosa) of Chandavilla, La Condosera, Spain (date unknown) pic.twitter.com/CmmxzM5Fdy
— rei (@thereimond) May 7, 2018

‘The Lament for Icarus’ by Herbert James Draper, 1898. // Katy Perry at the Met Gala, 2018. pic.twitter.com/E0CljiIEut
— TabloidArtHistory (@TabloidArtHist) May 8, 2018

Statue of the Virgin Mary at the Our Lady of the Rosary of Manaoag, in Manaoag, Pangasinan, Philippines. // Sarah Jessica Parker the 2018 Met Gala. pic.twitter.com/SHZQ3lTQfO
— TabloidArtHistory (@TabloidArtHist) May 8, 2018

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— r,,,,,, (@itshinner) May 8, 2018

These tweets pair Met Gala looks with their art inspirations

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