We all agree that our animal friends with whom we share our home are works of art for us. Yes, but would you like to see the counterparts of our friends, who are unique with their beauty or their unique features, in art history?
Pet Portraits, a new tool added to Google’s Arts&Culture app for Android and iOS, matches your pet’s photo with artwork in museums around the world.
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“I tried the pet portrait filter, and it’s Smudge’s historical twin that looks pretty bad.”
Someone named Jane Wakefield tested the system with a photo of her four-year-old black and white cat, Smudge, and the result was quite intriguing. Google Pet Portraits paired Smudge with a painting by 19th century artist Zhu Ling, “The Black Cat and the Narcissus,” from the collection of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.
According to Google, this tool’s algorithm is based on a pet-detection camera comparing a photo of the pet with thousands of artworks, then matching it to the most similar artwork. Users can also tap on the matching artwork to access information about the artwork’s story and the artist. Introducing a similar feature that works with human faces in 2018 and attracting a lot of attention, Google answered the privacy questions that may arise in mind as “Your pet’s picture is only used to find works of art that resembles your pet, your photo is not sent from your device and only you can see it unless you share it.” gave.
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With the Pet Portraits application, you can see the similarities of your friends with whom you share your life with the works of art in history. If you use the application, you can share your thoughts with us.