This painting from 1860 features an intruder who is very familiar today, but was at least as strange more than 150 years ago.
expected (The expected one in English) is a painting by Belgian writer Ferdinand Georges Waldmuller In 1860. If we look at the painting, we see a typical image of the period where a woman is walking through the countryside while a man is waiting for her behind a tree with a rose in his hand. however, If we look closely at the woman’s handWe see one A suspiciously mobile-like object. Did the telephone exist more than 150 years ago?
That’s the mystery that this 1860 painting brings to us, a mystery that’s been floating around the net for years, and thankfully, it seems There is a very simple answer. This is not the first time that we see something like a technological device in cultural works from decades ago. A well-known example is that time traveler present in Premiere of a Charlie Chaplin film. As you can see in the video, there is a person who appears to be talking on the phone. Curious? This video was recorded in 1928.
There are some voices that indicate that the character appearing in the video is holding one Hearing amplifier, which existed at the time. But what about the woman in the Waldmüller painting? in motherboard Deal with this issue years ago and gave us An answer to the mystery that seems very plausible.
“La Esparada”, 1860 painting featuring a mobile
If we examine expected Regardless of the year In which it was drawn, we can easily The woman has a mobile phone in her hand Who you are talking to on WhatsApp, watching the latest TikTok video or using Google Maps to precisely reach your destination.
In fact, we might even be Try to guess the mobile model You are using the calculation that it has something like a camera module in the central part of the back. Are you a modern girl who has already switched to realme 11 Pro 5G? Are you still successfully using POCO X3 Pro?
It is entirely based on “La Esparada”, a painting by Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller.
Mobile phones didn’t really exist in the 1860s, nor did they in this painting by Belgian painter Ferdinand Georges Waldmuller. As explained Gerald WeinpolterCEO of the Austrian Painting Industry Association, from motherboardThe hero is the contraption that carries A small prayer book. The expert assured that the girl is reading this book Time to go to churchSo no, you’re not looking at your new iPhone.
Note that the painting is dated 1860, seems more reasonable Not the hero who is looking at his prayer book and he is playing with his mobile phone. Therefore, the answer to the mystery is very simple. On the other hand, this question reveals How our perspective changes over time People in the 1860s where we live would clearly see a prayer book, although it might not be the same as a mobile phone to us.
