This fountain in the so-called “arts and crafts court” of the Paula Becker Modersohn House depicts the Seven Lazy Brothers, based on a fairy tale by Wilhelm Hauff about seven brothers from Bremen who were so lazy that they invented all sorts of technical innovations just so they wouldn’t have to work. I’ve always loved the story, because laziness as an engine of innovation is simply a cool idea. The photo shows only five of the brothers, the other two are out of sight.