There is a painting called The Expected One by the Australian painter Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller. In the photo, a man is waiting for a beautiful girl who walks down the alley with a flower in her hand. The question that arises is how the smartphone, which became popular in the 90s, was born in this image drawn in 1860. Even art critics have stepped forward to seek the secret of this time travel.
Apple CEO Tim Cook had previously given a similar answer to another movie. Tim Cook’s response was during a visit to the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. Cooke was referring to Peter de Hooch’s 1670 painting Man Delivering a Letter to a Woman in the Entrance of a Museum House. His question was whether the girl in the picture drawn centuries ago had an iPhone in her hand.
Museum officials also talked to Tim Cook about it. 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 hands of the girl. Museum authorities explained that the girl was holding a letter.
The New York Post provided a simple explanation when the smartphone charge against Waldmueller’s photo was raised. According to art critics, the girl in Wardmuller’s painting is holding a prayer book, the New York Post reports.
Peter Russell, a Scottish art critic, was the first to mention the smartphone in Wallmüller’s painting. Peter Russell explained the difference in how an image is viewed over the centuries. ‘What amazes me is that the change in technology is also changing the way we see an image. It wouldn’t take long for anyone looking at this photo 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 smartphone.
English Summary: Why is this 19th century woman holding a smartphone in her hand?
