Translation
US Postal ServiceMr Pynchon And The Settling Of Springfield was painted by Umberto Romano in 1937[/caption] 
US Postal ServiceSome viewers reckon this native American from the 17th century is holding an iPhone[/caption] The mural – one of six at Springfield Main Post Office – has not been altered since it was painted in 1937. It shows the English colonist and fur trader William Pynchon, but amongst the chaotic scene, there’s a modern addition. William is depicted trading with the native Americans who lived in the area, but one of the men is staring at a 21st century object. It appears strikingly similar to how people in the 21st century hold a smartphone and scroll down with their thumbs. And the artist died in 1982, a quarter of a century before anyone had heard of an iPhone. Brian Anderson offered a potential solution: “There’s reason to believe, then, that what the man is examining is not an Indigenous object, but rather of European origin, like mirrors, which were presented often in such exchanges. “The way the man holds it up, if indeed he’s looking at his own face reflecting back at him, would certainly make sense.” Some sleuths online have offered this mural as proof that time travellers have taken modern technology back to the past. Others however, say the object could be a mirror, a commonly traded item in 17th century New England. Yesterday we told how art fans were baffled at “time traveller” spotted holding an iPhone in a painting from the 1860s. The woman appears engrossed in the object she holds in both hands while walking on a country path in The Expected One, by Ferdinand George Waldmüller. Experts said there is a more plausible explanation. Peter Russell, whose observation sparked the conspiracy, told VICE: “What strikes me most is how much a change in technology has changed the interpretation of the painting, and in a way has leveraged its entire context. “The big change is that in 1850 or 1860, every single viewer would have identified the item that the girl is absorbed in as a hymnal or prayer book. “Today, no one could fail to see the resemblance to the scene of a teenage girl absorbed in social media on their smartphone.” But it’s not the first time modern objects have supposedly been spotted in a centuries-old painting. Eagle-eyed visitors at the National Gallery clocked an iconic brand’s logo in the almost 400-year-old painting. The portrait, by Dutch Master Ferdinand Bol, depicts a solemn-looking eight-year-old boy holding a goblet. But upon closer inspection, an apparent Nike tick can be spotted on the youngster’s boots. The painting, thought to be drawn in the 1650s, predates US brand Nike by about three centuries. Mum Fiona Foskett, 57, spotted the continuity error whilst visiting the London museum with daughter Holly, 23. The mum-of-one, from the Isle of Wight, told The Sun: “I was looking at the painting and the trainers really stuck out to me. “I said to my daughter, ‘Hold on, is he wearing a pair of Nike trainers?’ “It had us in fits of laughter – he’s certainly a trendy-looking youngster. “Looking at the age, he must have got his hands on the first pair of Nike trainers ever made. Or is he actually a time traveller?” 
WIKIMEDIAA woman appears to be holding an iPhone in The Expected One, by Ferdinand George Waldmüller[/caption] 
GettyApple boss Tim Cook claimed he spotted an iPhone in this 350-year-old painting[/caption]Source: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/20016378/ ... onspiracy/