Last week, the Internet managed to find one good, pure thing to unite over, and it just happens to be a toy. The Google Arts and Culture app, currently the #1 free app on Apple’s App Store, allows users to take selfies, which are then analyzed and matched with historical art doppelgängers.
The app builds on a current trend, exemplified by Instagram accounts like Tabloid Art History, in which famous works of art are playfully compared with contemporary photos. On the TAH account, Spice Girls become Picasso’s muses while Beyonce meets the the Virgin mother.
Now that Google’s app has gone viral, celebrities are getting in on the fun and filling our feeds with their art history lookalikes. Here are some of our favorites, whether they actually look like the celeb, or not.
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@busyphilipps
Busy Philipps, Actress and Activist
📊 Followers: 773,896
@petewentz
Pete Wentz, Musician (Fall Out Boy)
📊 Followers: 1,560,914
@sarabareilles
Sara Bareilles, Singer and Songwriter
📊 Followers: 491,450
@sarahkatesilverman
Sarah Silverman, Comedian
📊 Followers: 1,125,288
@laurabenanti
Laura Benanti, Actress and Singer
📊 Followers: 87,609
@mingey
Amanda Seyfried, Actress
📊 Followers: 2,517,257
@best_coast
Bethany Cosentino, Musician (Best Coast)
📊 Followers: 153,877
@feliciaday
Felicia Day, Actress and Writer
📊 Followers: 1,156,062
