9 incredible Met Gala looks based on paintings, and the artworks that inspired them

MadonnaDia Dipasupil/MG26//Getty Images

Madonna worked with Saint Laurent’s Anthony Vaccarello on this black dress and cape, referencing a painting by Surrealist artist Leonora Carrington.

‘The Temptation of St. Anthony’ by Leonora Carrington

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Kendall JennerTheStewartofNY//Getty Images

Jenner wore a Gap Studio by Zac Posen gown. It featured a train with a pair of wings painted onto it in reference to the ‘The Winged Victory of Samothrace,’ a treasured second century Greek sculpture housed in the Louvre.

‘The Winged Victory of Samothrace’SEBASTIEN DUPUY//Getty Images

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Claire FoyTheo Wargo//Getty Images

Foy wore a bespoke Erdem corset gown with jewelled chain straps and a draped skirt, inspired by John Singer Sargent’s ‘Portrait of Madame X’ painting.

‘Portrait of Madame X’ by John Singer SargentFine Art//Getty Images

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Gracie AbramsDimitrios Kambouris//Getty Images

Abrams wore a bejewelled gold Chanel dress, inspired by a Gustav Klimt painting.

‘Portrait of Adele Bloch Bauer’ by Gustav Klimt DEA / E. LESSING//Getty Images

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Angela BassettTheo Wargo//Getty Images

Bassett wore a Prabal Gurung dress inspired by the work ‘Girl in a Pink Dress,’ by Harlem Renaissance artist Laura Wheeler Waring.

‘Girl In a Pink Dress’ by Laura Wheeler Waring

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Rachel ZeglerTaylor Hill//Getty Images

Zegler wore a white Prabal Gurung and mask in reference to a painting by French artist Paul Delaroche.

‘The Execution of Lady Jane Grey’ by Paul DelarocheFine Art//Getty Images

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Tessa ThompsonTheStewartofNY//Getty Images

Thompson’s Valentino gown was made in Klein blue, the deep blue colour first mixed by French artist Yves Klein.

Untitled Blue Monochrome IKB 328, Yves KleinFABRICE COFFRINI//Getty Images

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Hunter SchaferMike Coppola//Getty Images

Schafer wore a Prada gown and matching headpiece inspired by Gustav Klimt’s portrait of Mäda Primavesi.

‘Mäda Primavesi’ by Gustav KlimtSepia Times//Getty Images

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Ben PlattMichael Buckner//Getty Images

Platt wore a Tanner Fletcher suit decorated with embroidery and beading inspired by scenes from one of Georges Seurat’s most famous paintings.

‘A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte’ by Georges SeuratFrancis G. Mayer//Getty Images

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