Michelangelo

As the Belvedere Torso inspired Michelangelo, Michelangelo inspired Robert Mapplethorpe.The Galleria dell’Accademia in Florence, Italy, has never exhibited a contemporary artist in the revered museum that houses Michelangelo’s ‘David.’ Until now. Nearly 100 Mapplethorpe photographs — with an emphasis on nudes — join Michelangelo’s ‘David’ and his other works permanently housed in the church-like Galleria. […]