It’s worth doing a double take when you look at these images…
They are photos of Tom Hiddleston, Olivia Colman and Samantha Cameron along with portraits from the art world supposed to be their spitting images.
But the comparisons are not entirely flattering.
Google’s Arts Selfie, which launches worldwide today, matched the film and TV stars and former prime minister’s wife with paintings.
Hiddleston portrayed Henry V in the BBC adaptation of Shakespeare’s play of the same name, but the app suggests his perfect role could be as another monarch – he’s paired with a portrait of Spain’s 16th century ruler King Philip II
Hiddleston portrayed Henry V in the BBC adaptation of Shakespeare’s play of the same name.
But the app suggests his perfect role could be as another monarch – he’s paired with a portrait of Spain’s 16th century ruler King Philip II.
Broadchurch’s Miss Colman, 44, may be rather disappointed with her double – a portrait of stocky curly-haired 19th century Dutch painter Gerrit Jan Michaelis by fellow artist Hendrik Willem Caspari.
Mrs Cameron, 47, was likened to the 17th century’s Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester, by another Dutch artist, Adriaen Hanneman.
The tool launches with Google’s Arts and Culture app worldwide today having being wildly popular in the US – and used by the likes of country singer Dolly Parton and Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again actress Amanda Seyfried.
Broadchurch’s Miss Colman, 44, may be rather disappointed with her double – a portrait of stocky curly-haired 19th century Dutch painter Gerrit Jan Michaelis by fellow artist Hendrik Willem Caspari
Mrs Cameron, 47, was likened to the 17th century’s Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester, by another Dutch artist, Adriaen Hanneman
It is free to download on the Google Play and the Apple App Stores.
To match with a painting, you take a picture of yourself which will then be compared to thousands of works of art by Google’s AI software.
People must take and upload a selfie instead of using one from their camera roll, and the technology then matches the photo to five similar faces in paintings.
Google has partnered with 650 galleries across the globe.
The tech giant hopes that young people will use the app and learn more about art in the process.
Only users in parts of the US and in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India were able to use Art Selfie when it first launched earlier this year, but now it’s available to everyone.
Other features of the app include the ability to recognise works of art and virtual tours of famous museums.
‘Your selfie becomes a doorway into art — tap on your lookalike to discover more information about it or an artist that perhaps you’ve never heard of before,’ explained product manager Michelle Luo.
For Prince Philip, he lives a rather different life to that of the shrewd-looking Dutch grain traders, Isaac Abrahamszoon Massa in Seif Wanly’s Portrait of a Couple
Google’s Arts and Culture app, of which Art Selfie is a feature, has been available for over a year to US residents. The tool compared Megan Markle to 2013 painting Mimicry -Mitsuwana-, by Japanese artist Juuri Robertson
Kate’s look-a-like is Joaquín Sorolla’s eldest daughter Maria, in his oil painting Walk on the Beach, painted in 1909
The Queen was noted for her resemblance to Cornelia van Schuylenburgh, the wife of Dutch 19th Century Baron Diederik van Bleyswijk, by Conrad Kuster
‘Together with our partner museums we are constantly experimenting with new ways for people to discover and interact with art.’
Earlier this year, the app took the internet by storm when users began comparing Britain’s royal family to famous works of art.
Newest Royals Kate Middleton, Camilla and Meghan Markle were all compared to modern works of art.
Markle was compared to a 2013 painting called Mimicry -Mitsuwana-, by Japanese artist Juuri Robertson.
The piece is allegedly based on a Japanese folklore tale, of a forked-tailed cat called Nekomata who can shape-shift into a human.
The Duchess of Cambridge was deemed similar to artist Joaquín Sorolla’s eldest daughter Maria, in his oil painting Walk on the Beach, painted in 1909.
But the Royal Family’s more bizarre list of lookalikes includes Prince Philip.
He had a 73 per cent match with shrewd-looking Dutch grain trader Isaac Abrahamszoon Massa in Seif Wanly’s Portrait of a Couple.
The Queen’s lookalike was Cornelia van Schuylenburgh, the wife of Dutch 19th Century Baron Diederik van Bleyswijk, by Conrad Kuster.
Prince Harry was matched with a portrait of a Spanish king found in Dulwich Picture Gallery
Prince Charles was matched up with a 17th century portrait of Jan van Lennep the elderly, which is held in the Rikjsmuseum in Amsterdam
Concerns were raised in January that Google was using the app to secretly collect data on people’s faces.
Some dubbed the Selfie Art tool a ‘facial recognition database’.
American actress and activist Alyssa Milano posted on Twitter: ‘I mean, this google app that matches your face to a piece of fine art.
Google has partnered with 650 galleries across the globe. The tech giant hopes that young people will use the app and learn more about art in the process
‘Anyone suspicious of just surrendering your facial recognition to google or are we confident they already have that at this point?’
Policy expert Yousef Munayyer tweeted: ‘The intern at Google who came up with this to dupe users into sending in images for its facial recognition databases is probably getting promoted….’
Google told MailOnline that uploaded images aren’t used for any other purpose and are deleted after the match is made.