Even Celebrities Are Obsessed With That App That Finds Your Art Doppelgänger

Google Arts & Culture suddenly has everyone thinking they’re Renaissance paintings.

Thomas Freeman

Jan 16, 2018

Everyone on your social media feed didn’t just suddenly become an art historian.

They’ve all just discovered a new feature from the Google Arts & Culture app for Android and iOS, which allows you to snap a selfie and then track down which subject of a classical painting looks just like you (less informative but more fun than reading a book on Rococo).

And let’s face it, posting your celebrity doppelgänger is plain crass and low-brow. Art doppelgängers are for a more refined selfie-snapping set.

That hasn’t stopped actual celebrities from joining in on the trend. Kate Hudson learned she looked like an 18th century English prince (we can see it) while Kristen Bell discovered she looked like an old Renaissance dude with a mustache (only Veronica Mars could make that look hot).

Here, 10 times celebrities looked like culturally and aesthetically significant works of fine art:

Kristen Bell

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bd8sGl5lRdD

Kate Hudson

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bd82POhgxua

Sarah Michelle Gellar

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bd5wRF2jXB3

Alyssa Milano

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bd9WuikFWGY

Amanda Seyfried

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bd8a2EvnNkV

Sarah Silverman

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bd8xUmBgtgW

Jake Tapper

Well… pic.twitter.com/IGjMcvssIE

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) January 14, 2018

Felicia Day

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bd59wK_n6ms

BoJack Horseman

this is why i dont trust technology @Google pic.twitter.com/KbUpJTscAb

— BoJack Horseman (@BoJackHorseman) January 15, 2018

Eric Lange

According to Google Arts and Culture app, I look like 16th century balding Tom Hardy. pic.twitter.com/gJ0idtjRzD

— Eric Lange (@MrEricLange) January 14, 2018