Michaelangelo's art in modern culture

Michaelangelo's work is still a part of contemporary culture, as shown by the large number of artists that have used it as part of their own work.  They take advantage of the "recognisability" of the original to subvert it for their own ends; for example

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List of Illustrations

Figure 1.  Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster (2011) Touched by his Noodly Apendage [Digital Image] At: http://www.venganza.org/materials/ (Accessed on 22/03/2011)

Figure 2.  20th Century Fox (2007)  The Homer Of Seville [Still] [Online] At: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Simpsons-michaelangelo.jpg (Accessed on 22/03/2011)

Figure 3.  Justin13 (2006) CK David [Digital Image] At: http://www.worth1000.com/entries/287795/ck-david (Accessed on 22/03/2011)

Figure 4.  Florence Studio (2011) David [Plaster] At: http://www.florencestudio.it/bb/7210C7243C.htm (Accessed on 22/03/2011)