There are many pictures in the world that claim to show time travel. These pictures were taken a long time ago. But people see things in them that are not from that time or era. Rather, these things are from today’s era. In such a situation, a debate starts among people that how did this thing reach that era? Questions start being asked whether the person who has that thing was a time traveler? Something similar happened with a mother and daughter when they saw a logo on a child’s shoe in a portrait in London’s National Gallery which was from today’s era. Similar questions came to their mind then.
Portrait of a Boy, a work of art by 17th-century Dutch master Ferdinand Bol, shows an eight-year-old boy posing with a cup at a table covered in a red cloth. A closer look at the portrait reveals something strange.
The shoes feature a white Nike swoosh, despite being made centuries ago since the iconic brand was founded in 1964. Fiona Foskett, 57, spotted the vintage shoes during a trip to a London gallery with her daughter Holly, 23.
Ferdinand Bol died #OnThisDay in 1680.
Currently on loan to us, his charming ‘Portrait of Frederick Sluysken’ depicts the son of a wine merchant.
Take a closer look at his shoes and you might spot what looks like a more ‘modern’ detail. Can you see it? https://t.co/XKAnpg4DT8 pic.twitter.com/pg6lStyuzG
— National Gallery (@NationalGallery) August 24, 2022