Visitors spot unusual detail in painting at National Gallery in London.
Visitors seem to have spotted the modern Nike sneakers in a 17th-century portrait. The portrait by Dutch artist Ferdinand Bol, at the National Gallery, London (UK) depicts an 8-year-old boy pensively holding a cup on a table, according to Daily mail.
The painting "Portrait of a Boy" by the 17th century master painter Ferdinand Bol. The boy is wearing a black coat and cloak, a white shirt with ruffled sleeves, tan socks and black shoes.
Fiona Foskett, 57, and her daughter Holly, 23, discovered a detail that appeared to be evidence of time travel in the painting.
The boy's shoes appear to have a white Nike logo on one side. However, it is worth noting that the picture was drawn sometime before the brand was founded in 1964.
Fiona, from the Isle of Wight, said: "I said to my daughter, 'Wait, isn't he wearing Nike trainers?' Given the age of the picture, he must have had the first pair of Nike trainers ever made. Or is he really a time traveller?"
The boy in the painting may be Frederick Sluysken, a second cousin of the artist Ferdinand Bol's wife.
A spokesperson for the National Gallery said: "We are delighted that this painting has been such a hit with visitors. It resonated with our followers when we posted a challenge on Twitter. We wanted to see if people could spot the 'modern' detail in the painting, by looking closely at the shoes of the eight-year-old boy in the portrait."
This is not the first time a modern object has been found in an ancient work of art. Previously, art enthusiasts discovered an object resembling an iPhone in a painting that was painted nearly 90 years ago.
Artist Umberto Romano painted "Mr Pynchon And The Settling Of Springfield", depicting English fur trader William Pynchon surrounded by Native Americans after arriving in America. In it, a Native American appears to be staring at a smartphone screen.
The painting was painted in 1937. Meanwhile, the first version of the iPhone smartphone was released by Apple in 2007, about 7 decades after the artist Umberto painted the painting.
And by 1982, the artist Romano had passed away. Therefore, it will never be known exactly what the object in the hands of the native in the painting is.
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