Description of the painting by Nicholas Roerich “Alexander Nevsky”

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1. Description of the painting by Viktor Vasnetsov “Alexander Nevsky”The image of the Grand Duke Alexander Nevsky is found quite often among the works of famous artists. In a sense, it was a state-orthodox cult of personality. Peter 1 himself during the founding of St. Petersburg drew attention to the close location of the city with a memorable place where the Great Alexander once […]...
2. Description of the painting by Mikhail Nesterov “Alexander Nevsky”Mikhail Nesterov was born into a merchant family with strong religious roots. The boy’s father strongly encouraged the desire of his son to painting. At the beginning of Alexander’s career, his paintings did not have much success – critics blamed the young artist for their detachment and cold work. The death of his beloved wife […]...
3. Description of the painting by Heinrich Semiradsky “Alexander Nevsky takes papal legates”The canvas represents the Russian period of creativity of the famous artist. Before the start of the murals of the choirs themselves, Semiradsky worked out sketches for a long time in order to display the story from the life of St. Alexander Nevsky as accurately as possible. The artist will have to translate into the […]...
4. Description of the painting by Pavel Korin “Alexander Nevsky”Triptych was commissioned by the artist in the year of the Great Patriotic War, when the theme of confrontation to the invader was central to art. The soldiers going to the front were inspired by them. The rear men who provided the soldiers with food, weapons and clothing also found solace in it. “Alexander Nevsky” […]...
5. Description of the painting by Nicholas Roerich “Victory”Roerich has a unique, “Bogatyrskaya” series of paintings dedicated to the Second World War. Two paintings from this series are in the Novosibirsk gallery. One of them is called “Victory”. The painting was written in 1942. The war was in full swing, the worst days of the Leningrad blockade were still ahead. But Moscow managed […]...
6. Description of the painting by Nicholas Roerich “St. Sergius of Radonezh”The painting of St. Sergius of Radonezh by Nicholas Roerich, painted in 1932, depicts St. Sergius. Love for the image of this wonderworker Roerich carried through his whole life. Saint Sergius stands in the foreground, on a hill of color resembling the color of unbaked clay. His figure is tall and stately, harmonious in everything, […]...
7. Description of the painting by Nicholas Roerich “Snow Maiden”N. Roerich often made sketches for various productions, which were successfully held not only in Russia, but also abroad. The artist approached the creation of scenery very responsibly and worked on each drawing for a long time. He believed that the viewer was studying his sketches in detail and even once wrote in the newspaper […]...
8. Description of the painting by Nicholas Roerich “Sacred Spring”The picture was painted in 1945, which means not just spring, but victory over a terrible and bloody war. Roerich is distinguished in this picture by a radiant, bright shine. This is the real Russian spring, the triumph of the world over the war. All the heroes of the canvas are depicted in light clothes, […]...
9. Description of the painting by Vasily Sadovnikov “Panorama of Nevsky Prospect”V. S. Sadovnikov is a brilliant master of watercolor painting and graphics. His work occupies an important place among the works devoted to the depiction of landscapes of St. Petersburg. The artistic heritage of Sadovnikov is more than a hundred pages with views of the capital, its surroundings, embankments and squares. During his life, Sadovnikov […]...
10. Description of the painting by Nicholas Roerich “And we are not afraid”During his life, Nikolai Konstantinovich Roerich created more than 7,000 paintings. From an early age the boy was attracted by the rich cultural heritage of Russia, but at the same time he was interested in the culture of the East. After graduating from the gymnasium, Nikolai entered both the law faculty of the University and […]...
11. Description of the painting by Nicholas Roerich “Kanchenjunga”The mountain sacred to the Indians was depicted by the artist many times. While on an expedition to Tibet, he could not resist her charm, each time opening a new viewing angle to Kanchenjungu. Simple colors create an atmosphere of calm, making it clear to the viewer that the picture is morning. The mountains only […]...
12. Description of the painting by Nicholas Roerich “Heavenly Battle”Quite a few pictures of Roerich contain images of clouds. So in this picture they are assigned a large part of the canvas. Their image is transmitted by the artist in magnificent forms of patterns, aerial and voluminous, so dissimilar to each other. At the top of the sky, the clouds are white, they still […]...
13. Description of the painting by Nicholas Roerich “Song of Shambhala”Before us is a picture of Nicholas Roerich, written in the late period of the artist’s work. The work is included in the collection of paintings dedicated to the Himalayas. Roerich personally observed these mountain landscapes during an expedition to the East. The mountains depicted in the picture attract the eye. The variety of colors […]...
14. Description of the painting by Nicholas Roerich “Leading”Nicholas Roerich with his work entitled “The Leader” shows the important quality that is characteristic of wives in the lives of their husbands. After all, he devoted this picture to his life’s companion, Elena Ivanovna. If you delve into the biography of the artist, it becomes known that his wife was for him a kind […]...
15. Description of the painting by Nicholas Roerich “Temple at Naggar”Nicholas Roerich spent many years with his family on an expedition to the east of Eurasia. They visited many countries: India, Tibet, China, Mongolia. But most of all, the artist was shaken not by the city landscapes, but by nature. The work “Temple in Naggara” is the glorification of man-made and natural art. In this […]...
16. Description of the painting by Nicholas Roerich “Armageddon”Roerich is a Russian artist, publicist, an extremely versatile person who gave the world a huge number of paintings. He was distinguished by indefatigable energy, the desire to try everything that life could offer him, as well as intolerance to evil in all its manifestations. “Armageddon” is one of his paintings, deeply symbolic and reflecting […]...
17. Description of the painting by Nicholas Roerich “Crown”Roerich and here is true to himself. Again soft paints, like on other canvases and again a little historical plot, as well as on some of his canvases. But here is another story entirely different. There is a place for both mythology and history and a natural phenomenon, and of course more attention is paid […]...
18. Description of the painting by Nicholas Roerich “The Castle is doomed”The painting depicts a mighty castle, which, apparently, no century is among the sharp rocks. The background is a formidable, almost black sky. The windows of the castle reflect a red glow, perhaps a raging battle nearby. The sky, filled with bloody colors, should symbolize the imminent onset of war. The scarlet shades are the […]...
19. Description of the painting by Nicholas Roerich “Svyatogor”Nicholas Roerich’s painting “Svjatogor” was written in one of the most fascinating periods of the artist’s life. Now it is stored in the Moscow Museum of the Peoples of the East. The heroic power and unshakable spirit of the Russian epic warriors always attracted the painter and became the subject for several of his paintings. […]...
20. Description of the painting by Nicholas Roerich “Three joys”Russian mystic artist predicted and changed the future with his paintings. Among the paintings that could turn out to be prophetic, “Three Joys” occupies a special bright place. The artist offers to share the joy. This bright feeling is caused by the family of the villager in the center of the picture, to which the […]...
21. Description of the painting by Nicholas Roerich “Tibet. Himalayas”Painted painting “Tibet. Himalayas “was created by Roerich under the impression of the harsh winter, which he found during an expedition to Central Asia. The work is imbued with admiration for the greatness of the mountains and the thrill of being in a sacred place. The artist paints lovingly and with restraint on this island […]...
22. Description of the painting by Nicholas Roerich “Himalayas. Pink MountainsThe painting belongs to the mature work of the great Russian artist Nicholas Roerich. Being a man with diverse interests, the master traveled a lot around the world, studying philosophy and religion. One place he loved the most. This place has become a colorful India. Roerich lived there for many years until his death. During […]...
23. Description of the painting by Nicholas Roerich “News of Shambhala”Roerich is a Russian artist, archeologist, traveler, author of thirty literary works, whose contribution to art is represented by a huge number of paintings – there are about 7,000 of them. Eternally susceptible to any kind of injustice, he painted pictures that were designed to wake the dormant soul in people, let the light into […]...
24. Description of the painting by Nicholas Roerich “Mountains”Mountains are the eternal, recurring theme of Roerich’s paintings. He painted the mountains at dawn and dusk, the mountains are summer and winter, low and high. He sang mountains like a song, weaving plots into them and using them to convey some truths. In the mountains, he saw the best, the only place where you […]...
25. Description of the painting by Svyatoslav Roerich “Portrait of Nicholas Roerich”Svyatoslav Roerich often wrote his father – finding special pleasure in the portrait genre, he did not find better models than his relatives, because he knew them best of all, it was their features that he could write even with his eyes closed. Searching for new things in them, opening the caches of souls, he […]...
26. Description of the painting by Nicholas Roerich “Ilya of Murom”Nicholas Roerich became famous not only as an artist, but primarily as a philosopher and public figure. He is one of the authors of the esoteric teachings. As a creator, Roerich Sr. embodied in his paintings the history of Russian culture, traditions and spirituality of Russia. Nicholas seriously fond of archaeological excavations, participated in expeditions […]...
27. Description of the painting by Nicholas Roerich “Sadko”Nicholas Roerich left after his death an incredible number of works dedicated to the heroes and their great deeds. The work of “Sadko” is a large panel, which was included in the cycle of works “Bogatyr Frieze”. The panel interests the public by the fact that on it we see not the hero Sadko, but […]...
28. Description of the painting by Nicholas Roerich “Lilies”Roerich – the famous Russian artist, archeologist, writer, on his account a lot of canvases, many of which are exhibited in museums around the world. The artist had a very active life position, believed that the world needed to be changed, that the road he was following could only come to ruin. Most of his […]...
29. Description of the painting by Nicholas Roerich “Purest City – bitterness to the enemies”The work “Purest Hail to the enemies of bitterness” is included in the large collection of paintings that Roerich dedicated to the upcoming war. This work was written in 1912. There was tension all over the world. The world powers were in conflict. Nicholas Roerich did not see anything good in the impending war. He […]...
30. Description of the painting by Nicholas Roerich “messenger”The famous Nicholas Roerich from a young age showed great promise as a future artist. At the final exam in 1897, after completing the basics of artistic mastery, Kuindzhi Roerich lit his guiding star in the boundless world of painting – presented the first painting “The Messenger” to the public. The final work received many […]...
31. Description of the painting by Nicholas Roerich “Mother of the World”Carried away by Eastern philosophical and religious movements, Roerich considered it his duty to carry them through work to people who were far from them. Expressing himself through what he did best – through painting – he simultaneously popularized what he believed in. Even if people did not understand the meaning of the pictures, they […]...
32. Description of the painting by Nicholas Roerich “Self-portrait”Nicholas Roerich is known in the world not only as a talented and original artist, but also as a major public figure. After the October Revolution of the seventeenth year, the artist emigrated, but he did not stop working abroad for the benefit of the Fatherland abroad. Being the son of a well-known notary, Nicholas […]...
33. Description of the painting by Nicholas Roerich “Idols”Since 1900, Nicholas Roerich has been working on a conceived series of paintings on the “Slavic” theme. The artist was then in Paris, but still managed to embody the images of the ancient Russian life that inspired him. As a traveler, he visited the excavation site. In the Tsarskoye Selo district mounds were found where, […]...
34. Description of the painting by Nicholas Roerich “Pigeon Book”Roerich is one of those rare artists who is trying to understand and analyze philosophical and complex issues through his works. The artist mainly focused his attention on the description of the originality of the Russian people, to help the viewer travel back to the days of distant ancestors. His paintings help to reveal the […]...
35. Description of the painting by Nicholas Roerich “Holy Island”1917; canvas, tempera; 49 x 77; The Russian Museum. The picture of Nicholas Konstantinovich Roerich “Holy Island” depicts the steep, inaccessible rocky coast of a lonely standing island. On the summit, on the side of the majestic cliff far from the viewer, stands several individual trees. These are tall thin-barred pines stretching towards the sky, […]...
36. Description of the painting by Nicholas Roerich “Wanderer of the Light City”The canvas was created in 1933 in oil on canvas. Nicholas Roerich is a unique person in Russian history. He was an artist, writer, philosopher, and archaeologist. He traveled a lot and was a public figure. During his life he wrote seven thousand paintings. Roerich contributed to the church heritage of the country, engaged in […]...
37. Description of the painting by Nicholas Roerich “Herald”A strikingly beautiful picture created in the technique using a tempera palette of colors was created by the artist in 1924. Subsequently, in 1925, in Adyar, he presented her to the Theosophical Society in the person of its founder – a unique Russian woman – Blavatsky Elena Petrovna. She possessed an unusually high degree of […]...
38. Description of the painting by Nicholas Roerich “Himalayas”Roerich – singer of the mountains. Considering that a person should live in them, he immortalized them in paintings with enviable stubbornness and skill, as if giving them a new life on paper. Shambhala, the city of great truth, is hidden in the mountains. Sparse air is useful for understanding oneself, thin mountain peaks and […]...
39. Description of the painting by Nicholas Roerich “Oriflamma Madonna”The famous artist Roerich painted his picture “Madonna Oriflamma” specially for the Pact of the World. Thoughts about this Pact too often did not leave the artist, therefore their echoes can be seen in many of his works. He used the “Signs” emblem in more than half of the paintings of the 30s. In his […]...
40. Description of the painting by Nicholas Roerich “Teacher’s Order”Nicholas Roerich was a very talented artist who tirelessly painted. On his very last day of his life, he worked on the painting “Teacher’s Order”. Earlier, in 1927, Roerich had already written the work “Teacher’s Decree”, but 20 years later the master rethought what he had written and changed the original version. Roerich, at the […]...