Google Repainted Klimt's "The Kiss" for Doodle, (Faux) Gold Leafs Included

Over the weekend, Google celebrated the 150th birthday of Gustav Klimt with a rather interesting doodle, a recreation of his famous work "The Kiss" done to subtly include the Google logo.

What we didn't know at the time was that Google didn't just photoshop the logo behind the original paintings, doodler Jennifer Hom actually painted, i.e. on a canvas with oil paint, the entire thing.

What ended up on the site was actually a photo of the recreated painting. Google detailed the entire process after the doodle spent its day on the Google homepage.

"Using (faux) gold leaf and oil paint, I wanted to pay homage to Klimt with his most famous painting, "The Kiss." I hope that our humble doodle does his brilliant legacy some justice!," Hom explained.

You can check out some snapshots of the work in progress in the gallery below, as well as the finished article.

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