This publication is an homage to one of the twentieth century’s most important sculptors and his greatest theme: horse and rider. Marino Marini’s sculpture Miracolo –  L’idea di un’immagine was re-installed in the summer of 2005 in front of the Marie-Elisabeth-Lüders-Haus in downtown Berlin, and this seemed to be the right occasion to pay tribute to the artist with this book, which also includes a photo series by Stephan Erfurt. For over thirty years, Marini has returned continuously to the theme of a rider falling from a horse—the Miracolo—exploring it in both sculpture and works on paper. The richly illustrated volume not only pursues the thematic and artistic development of this motif, but also tracks the different variations of these important sculptures in situ around the world.Exhibition schedule: Marie-Elisabeth-Lüders-Haus, Deutscher Bundestag, Berlin, September 20, 2006–January 7, 2007