Blast to the Past: Did 17th-Century Painter Predict the iPhone 350 Years Before Apple?
In a bizarre turn of events, an iPhone-like object has been spotted in a 350-year-old painting, causing Apple CEO Tim Cook to question the invention timeline of his own creation
Updated Jun 12, 2023 | 06:56 PM IST
Apple CEO Tim Cook Baffled by Mysterious 'iPhone' in Centuries-Old Painting
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
- Apple CEO Tim Cook questions the timeline of iPhone's invention after spotting a similar object in a 350-year-old painting.
- Pieter de Hooch’s masterpiece houses a bizarre paradox - an 'iPhone' in the 17th century!
- History of iPhone sightings in paintings dates back to the 20th and even 19th century, sparking intense discussions.
Nothing short of a mind-bending mix of art and technology, an unexpected object has been spotted in a 350-year-old painting that strikingly resembles today's most ubiquitous tech accessory: the iPhone. This bizarre discovery has even managed to befuddle Apple CEO, Tim Cook .
Ancient Art Meets Modern Tech
The object of discussion takes centre stage in Pieter de Hooch ’s masterpiece, ‘Man Handing a Letter to a Woman in the Entrance Hall'. This domestic scene, artfully crafted against a classic Amsterdam canal, showcases a man seemingly handing over an 'iPhone' to a seated woman. Despite the painting's title suggesting otherwise, conspiracy theorists worldwide are in a frenzy, attempting to decipher this enigma.
Is that an iPhone?
Tim Cook: Baffled and Bewildered
This peculiar appearance did not escape the notice of Apple's maestro himself, Tim Cook. At a recent press conference, Cook expressed his surprise, even questioning the very genesis of the iPhone. "I always thought I knew when the iPhone was invented, but now I’m not so sure anymore," he admitted, adding another layer of intrigue to this baffling paradox.
History Repeating?
This isn't the first time our beloved smartphone has gatecrashed the art scene. Previously, 20th-century artwork 'Mr Pynchon and the Settling of Springfield' also showed what looked suspiciously like a man snapping a selfie. Fast forward to 1860, Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller's 'The Expected One' displayed a girl engrossed in what viewers speculated as an iPhone.
As art continues to blur lines with technology, one can only wait to see what other historical enigmas the canvas holds!
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