Visitors to The Met art museum began to theorize about time travel after seeing an alleged image of an iPhone in a 19th-century painting. Tabloid reports Daily Star.
We are talking about the painting “The Betrothal of Burns and Highland Mary” by R. Josey and James Archer, completed around 1882. The work tells the story of the world-famous Scottish poet Robert Burns and his lover Mary Campbell declaring their love for each other.
In the picture, the couple stands on the banks of the Ayre River and stare at each other while clinging to a dark, rounded rectangle reminiscent of old iPhones.
The painting left art lovers wondering if the Scottish poet had the gift of time travel, as the engraving depicts the events of 1786. However, it turns out that the “iPhone” is actually the Bible. According to tradition in Scotland, Christians exchange their mother book by the river if they want to get married.
In early May, social media users Found in a 1937 painting An iPhone-like device. A similar object is allegedly held in the hands of a man. In the picture, he appears to be about to answer the phone.