“Horseman with a torchflame” (on the history of the relief by Hermann Brachert)
The article considers the relief by Hermann Brachert located above the portal of the observation tower of the “Baltika” stadium in Kaliningrad. The relief is made on a slab of limestone and depicts a horseman holding a burning torch in his left hand. The article discusses the history of the appearance of the relief as well as the origin of the plot and its iconography.