CONSPIRACY theorists claim that this seventeenth century painting is conclusive proof that time travel is real. The painting, ‘Man Handing a Letter to a Woman in the Entrance Hall of a House’, makes up for its less-than-catchy name with its time travelling intrigue, after eagle eyed viewers claimed to have spotted an iPhone in it. The work, painted by Pieter de Hooch in 1670, allegedly features a woman holding the Apple device – around 350 years before they were invented. And speculation is rife after Apple CEO Tim Cook commented on the oil masterpiece, which supposedly proves that someone took the smartphone back in time. He said: “I always thought I knew when the iPhone was invented, but now I’m not so sure anymore.” He discovered the painting, which describes the ‘iPhone’ as a letter, whilst visiting Amsterdam for Start-up Fest Europe. He visited the museum where the painting is on display, adding that the ‘iPhone’ did resemble the product invented by his firm in 2007.
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