On a wall of Massachusetts Commonwealth’s state buildingSpringfield has more than one puzzled wall painting. It is a great work that depicts the history of the city, which was painted by Italo-American artist Umberto Romano in 1937. But the curious thing is not just size or age. If you don’t see it twice, perhaps it goes unnoticed: in a corner of the wall, a man … seems to be using an iPhone.

Yes, an iPhone. Or at least it looks with this naked eye. Don’t you notice? With the extraordinary image you can see on this site that you can see how someone has a certain device that we talk about daily. Is there anyway? This was a debate that created even scientific articles trying to make a statement.

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WALL PICTURE: “Settlement of Mr. Pynchon and Springfield”

The study, which is part of a larger series titled “History of Springfield”, is protected by the US National Postal Museum and represents scenes from the first years of the city long before the American Revolution. In the center, William Pynchon, the founder of Springfield, surrounded by settlers, animals and members of local communities.

These walls have become one of the most important touristic places in the city, as thousands of visitors came to this site to see and know the life and work of the artist Umberto Romano.

But at the bottom of the scene, a detail draws particular attention: a local man, with a very familiar astonishment, keeps both a hand and a rectangular object looking at him … Do you review your notifications? Are you buying a selfie? Doomscrolll? Well, none of these daily activities were now on the basis of the city or in 1937.

Although the iPhone was officially released in 2007, 70 years after this wall picture, the stage creates a strange feeling of stage Deljà vu digital. Gesture, the shape of the object, even hypnotic appearance … Regardless of the brand, it is difficult not to think about a modern mobile phone.

• A few years ago, the Deputy Medium asked the same question: exactly what was I drawing Rome?

They contacted David Crown, a historian who studied the William Pynchon figure. According to him, Probably a mirror of the man. The novel is possible to represent the moment faced by the original peoples, the “modern” objects brought by European settlers. Another hypothesis is that it is an object with a religious text or spiritual value.

But, anyway, people who follow the conspiracy theories have mentioned as proof of time trips or existing. Although this is more like a science fiction book, it is interesting to meet new theories.

But at the same time there is another picture that that season has a non -nonative device: iPad?

Mirror, Bible … or iPad?

It is not the only Roman picture that produces these theories. In another scene, you can see another character watching what an iPad looks like. Coincidence? Is it a future technology allegory? Or the bright objects reinterpreted by our 21st century imagination?

Beyond historical explanations, The truth is that it is impossible not to notice similarities with our daily life.. Looking at a screen, humpback stance, absolute concentration. This is an unexpected reflection of our own habits painted decades before they existed.

Perhaps time trips or hidden prophecies in art. But something thinner: how certain human positions, objects and expressions overcome times and repeat themselves with new costumes. Romano didn’t paint an iPhone, but perhaps depicting something deeper without knowing: our interest in technology, innovation and our reflection on every screen. Next time, when you open the lock of your phone without thinking, remember: almost a century ago, someone was already painting you in a wall picture.

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