While the iPhone was first unveiled in 2007, many claim to have spotted the iconic phone in a painting that dates back to 1670
Dutch painter Pieter de Hooch featured a quiet domestic scene in a 350 year- old painting with an open doorway is hitting the headlines. The whole internet is convinced that they spotted evidence of ‘time travel’ after they focused on an iPhone in the painting.
Apple CEO Tim Cook said in a press conference where the chatter started that he noticed a device in that piece of artwork during his visit in Amsterdam museum in 2016.
The painting is named as “Young Woman with a Letter and a Messenger in an Interior,” and it was created in 1670. It shows the woman sitting in a chair with a dog in her lap and a man brings her a “letter.” The painting also shows a kid standing in the corridor. However, the letter caught everyone’s attention after Mr Cook given the statement.
Although art enthusiast says that the man who has a rectangular object is “handling the letter” to a woman, and many believe that the creation has an easter egg that proves that time travel is real.
According to Metro, the Apple CEO shared his amazement at a press conference a day after he visited to Amsterdam in 2016. During the conference, Mr Cook was quizzed about when and where the iPhone was invented, Cook replied in his statement, “I always thought I knew when the iPhone was invented, but now I’m not so sure anymore.”
He shown the photo to the audience and said, “It’s tough to see but I swear it’s there.”
Mr Cook’s comment on that painting resurfaced when another painting seemingly included an iPhone hit the headlines.
Hooch is famous for his interior scenes and masterful use of light. As a pupil of Delft School, his work, both in style and subject matter, shows similarity with the work of a fellow resident of Delft, Johannes Vermeer. While Hooch sometimes creates open air scenes, his typical style included two or three figures occupied with daily duties in an earnest interior. Its stillness is broken only by the bright entry of outdoor light brightening the scene.
