Google’s new feature matches your selfie with classical art portraits

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If classical art is becoming more and more popular among younger generation of art lovers, it is often thanks to Facebook pages such as Classical Art Memes — bringing together masterpieces of Western art and meme culture.

Today, a new feature available on Google Arts and Culture’s application — only available in selected countries — matches users’ selfies with art history’s most famous portraits, and people are loving it.

 

 

The application allows users to take selfies, and then uses computer-vision technology to associate the picture with famous portraits. The updated version of the Google Arts and Culture app, which included the new feature, claimed the No. 1 spot in the U.S. app store on Saturday.