> One of Šmejkal’s favourite pieces is Horseman, a striking picture that features an elaborate, tessellating series of mounted figures. Strangely enough, it was

> One of Šmejkal’s favourite pieces is Horseman, a striking picture that features an elaborate, tessellating series of mounted figures. Strangely enough, it was this piece that inspired him to predict the existence of an entirely new kind of magnetism. I find it a little annoying that they don't show the actual artwork (although they do link to a page with it[0]), and give a description that does not really capture what the image conveys. Because upon seeing it, it immediately becomes obvious how that might inspire someone who thinks about electromagnetic fields all day. Well, obvious to people with some passing familiarity with electromagnetic fields at least. I'm assuming copyright got in the way but even then they could have added an equivalent illustration of their own. [0] https://escherinhetpaleis.nl/en/about-escher/escher-today/horseman?lang=en https://escherinhetpaleis.nl/en/about-escher/escher-today/ho... [1] https://www.nga.gov/artworks/54229-horseman https://www.nga.gov/artworks/54229-horseman (alternate link in case the first one doesn't load)