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Madonna is an avid adopter of religious references, from her iconic "Like A Prayer" video to her 2018 Met Gala Moschino gown. The Met's exhibition 2018 "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination" featured a dialogue between fashion and ongoing engagement with the devotional practices and traditions of Catholicism. And A n n a Wi n t o u r 's first Vogue cover in N o v e m b e r 1 9 8 8 — Michaela Berçu wearing a Christian L a c r o i x h a u t e couture sweater with jewel-studded cross and faded jeans, styled by Carlyne Cerf de Dudzeele and shot by Peter Lindbergh — was noteworthy for its mix of high and low, and has become one of the magazine's most iconic covers. RELIGIOUS ICONOGRAPHY IN CULTURE Below: Poems, Protest, and a Dream by Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz (1651–1695) includes an appeal for the right of women to study, teach, and write, as well as tributes to New World culture, religious verses and even secular love poems (Penguin Classics, $16). The author, a self-taught scholar and poet of the Baroque school, was known as The Tenth Muse. Left: Raquel Welch as the nun in Bluebeard, 1972. Right: Monastero Suore Cistercensi, Coenobium $25, and Aldo Armato extra virgin olive oil $36, at The Heights Grocer, heights grocer.com. Dolce & Gabbana Alta Moda Fall 2016 George Nakashima grass-seated chair $3,500, at 1stdibs.com. Vintage Christian Lacroix gold- tone cross brooch, 1994, price upon request, at 1stDibs.com. Christian Dior vintage bejeweled cross pendant necklace brooch at 1st Dibs, price upon request. Left: Versace 1997 Left: Patrik Fredrikson and Ian Stallard's Brush #1, 2002, inquiries info@ fredriksonstallard.com. Acqua della Regina scented wax tablets $38, at Grange Hall, kuhl-linscomb.com, us.smnovella. com. Immaculate Waters rose- scented bar soap $8, at immaculate waters.com. Dior Grand Bal ring $980, at the Dior boutique, 800.929.Dior. 55