There is a painting called The Expected One by the Australian artist, Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller. In the photo, a man is waiting for a beautiful girl walking down the alley with a flower in his hand. The question that arises is how the smart phone, which became popular in the 1990s, came into existence in this picture taken in 1860. Even art critics came forward to seek the secret of this time travel.
Apple CEO Tim Cook had previously made a similar response to another film. Tim Cook’s response was during a visit to the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. Cooke was referring to Peter de Hooch’s 1670 painting Man Handing a Letter to a Woman in the Entrance Hall of a House in the Museum. His question was whether the girl in the picture taken centuries ago had an iPhone in her hand.
Museum officials also spoke to Tim Cook about this. The explanation was that if smartphones are the main means of communication today, then the main means of communication in those days was in the girl’s hand. The museum authorities explained that the girl was holding a letter.
The New York Post gave a simple explanation when the smartphone charge was raised against Waldmueller’s photo. According to art critics, the girl in Wardmuller’s painting is holding a prayer book, according to the New York Post.
Peter Russell, an art critic from Scotland, was the first to mention the smartphone in Wallmüller’s painting. Peter Russell explained the difference in the way a picture is viewed over the centuries. ‘What amazes me is that the change in technology changes even the way we see an image. It would not take long for anyone looking at this picture in 1860 to realize that the girl was holding a prayer book. But those who see the same photo today suspect that the child is holding a smart phone.
English Summary: Why is this 19th century woman holding a smartphone?
