Geiger in historischer Tracht vor einem Bildstock sowie skizzierte Köpfe 

Victor Müller captured this scene with pen and grey ink, featuring a fiddler in historical garb beside a wayside shrine, or Bildstock. These shrines are often associated with protection on journeys, places of prayer, or marking significant events. The figure playing the violin calls to mind the Pied Piper, or Orpheus charming the natural world. The shrine evokes ancient boundary markers, like Hermes pillars. Such a confluence suggests liminal spaces, where music and monument invite reflection on journeys and transitions, both physical and spiritual. Think how Orpheus's music could charm even Hades, or how Hermes guided souls to the afterlife, these symbols tap into collective memories of crossing thresholds. As we look back through art history, we see the motif of the musician resurfacing, each time colored by the anxieties and aspirations of its age. The image deeply engages with our subconscious, resonating as a moment of pause filled with potential, a crossroads where the past informs the present.