A bronze glint catches your eye. It’s the Reiter Sculpture, frozen in a timeless stride. Here, in the Städel Sculpture Garden, Arthur Volkmann’s masterpiece commands attention. The Reiter Sculpture, meaning “rider” in German, was crafted between 1910 and 1911. The Städel Museum acquired this powerful work in 1921. Notice the detail Volkmann poured into the rider and his horse. The musculature, the tension in the reins, the horse’s powerful legs – all speak to Volkmann’s skill. The Reiter Sculpture embodies a sense of motion. It is as if the rider, at any moment, might spur his horse forward. Imagine the sound of hooves on cobblestones.
Adlerwerke
From bicycles to Nazi atrocities, the Adlerwerke in Frankfurt has witnessed a tumultuous history. The Adlerwerke, meaning “Eagle Works,” began