Robert Mapplethorpe And The Classical Tradition: Photographs and Mannerist Prints
by: Celant, Germao and Arkady Ippolitov, with Karole Vail/ Jennifer Blessing

Hardcover. NY, Guggenheim Museum, 1st, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover. Catalogue for an exhibition in Berlin in 2004, which explored the relationship between Mapplethorpe's photography and classical art, particularly the Flemish mannerist engravings and sculpture. 232 pages includes 120 plates and 30 text illustrations, with extended essays by Blessing and Celant.