Description of the painting by Nicholas Roerich “Fairy Tale”

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1. Illustration to the fairy tale “Ilya Muromets and the Nightingale the Robber” by Ivan BilibinBylina about Ilya Muromets is one of the main components of the Old Russian epos. If you believe her, Ilya Muromets spent thirty years and three years lying on the stove, because his legs did not walk, but when he was thirty-three, three elders came to him and returned his ability to walk so that […]...
2. Description of the painting by Nicholas Roerich “St. Francis of Assisi”“St. Francis of Assisi” was written by N. K. Roerich in 1932. This is the most revered Italian saint, he was portrayed by many artists. So this eminent author decided to draw the universal saint the way he saw him. Francis is depicted standing on a rock, below we see a city that whitens among […]...
3. Description of the illustration to the fairy tale “The Little Humpbacked Horse” by Yury VasnetsovIn 1935, Vasnetsov completed illustrations for the fairy tale of P. P. Ershov “The Little Humpbacked Horse”. Yury Vasnetsov depicted the images of fairy tales bright and special. In each created picture, he used the method characteristic of him, which is inextricably linked with folk art. The artist brings the principles of folk art into […]...
4. 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, […]...
5. Illustration to the fairy tale “Marya Morevna” by Ivan BilibinFor four years, a talented artist Ivan Bilibin managed to write illustrations for seven tales. And although they are all not large in volume, but they are rather large-format. The most important difference between his works is considered to be the unique patterned pattern, decorative elements. The author tried not only to create several separate […]...
6. Description of the painting by Nicholas Roerich “Agni Yoga”Agni Yoga is a teaching that combines the features of Eastern teachings with some features of purely Western teachings, it is also called “Living Ethics”. It was created by Roerich’s wife, he himself took part in the creation, helped write the book, and the painting Agni Yoga expresses what the teaching was for the artist. […]...
7. Illustration to the fairy tale “White duck” by Ivan BilibinThe illustration of the “White Duck”, exactly like six more fairy tales, is significant in that Bilibin was able to develop and actively introduce into his work a special drawing technique – ink, colored with watercolor. Bilibin was a supporter of the use of Russian ornament in the design of his works. In this regard, […]...
8. Illustration to the fairy tale “Sister Alyonushka and Brother Ivanushka” by Ivan BilibinEach of us remembers the wonderful Russian fairy tales that he read in childhood. Over time, they completely changed. People told them to each other, adding something of their own and thereby significantly enriching the overall content. Tales at first were not published. Only in the 17th century, in the second half, began to appear […]...
9. Illustration to the fairy tale “Finista Jasna-Sokol feather” by Ivan BilibinBilibin was an ordinary artist – he grew up in Petersburg, he listened to fairy tales in early childhood and vaguely remembered. But one day he came to the exhibition, where he saw Vasnetsov’s painting “Warriors”, and his life changed drastically. He was so impressed with the work of his colleague and her theme that […]...
10. Illustration for the fairy tale “The Frog Princess” by Ivan Bilibin (Ivan Tsarevich and the Frog)The great Russian artist Ivan Bilibin liked to create illustrations for fairy tales, this particular trend in art was especially good for him. Since 1899, he created entire cycles for the publication of fairy tales, while working in different styles. For each story, he picked up his approach, made his own flavor. He worked in […]...
11. 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 […]...
12. 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 […]...
13. 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 […]...
14. Description of the painting by Nicholas Roerich “My home”In the picture you can see the processes of color conversion, from dark to light shades. Here are collected difficult to match colors and their location. In the center of the picture depicts the image of a woman with amazing plasticity. The flowing lines of her silhouette demonstrate her femininity. She is dressed in an […]...
15. 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 […]...
16. 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 […]...
17. 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 […]...
18. 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 […]...
19. 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, […]...
20. 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 […]...
21. Description of the painting by Nicholas Roerich “The Way to Shambhala”The artist managed to combine several ideas and designs in one work. The first thing we see when looking at this picture is the mountains. For Nicholas Roerich, the mountains were sacred creations of nature itself. He was sure that there was a great secret hidden in them that would help all of humanity. The […]...
22. 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, […]...
23. Description of the painting by Nicholas Roerich “Zvenigorod”Roerich was a very versatile man – an artist, a writer, a traveler, an archaeologist, he lived a long life and wrote about 7,000 paintings, many of which are famous and are kept in museums. “Zvenigorod” is a picture closely connected with his life and with his belief that Altai is the best place for […]...
24. 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 […]...
25. 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 […]...
26. 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 […]...
27. 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 […]...
28. 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 […]...
29. 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 […]...
30. 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 […]...
31. 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 […]...
32. 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 […]...
33. Description of the painting by Nicholas Roerich “Alexander Nevsky”The painting “Alexander Nevsky” was painted in 1942 in honor of the 700th anniversary of the Battle of Lake Peipsi. In the war years, when the topic of patriotism became more relevant than ever, Nikolai Konstantinovich Roerich repeatedly turned to the heroic pages of Russian history. His heroic cycle included such works as “Yaroslav”, “Victory”, […]...
34. Description of the painting by Nicholas Roerich “Mount five treasures”Nicholas Roerich – one of the best landscape painters of all time. Most of all he was always attracted by the mountains. He believed that it was in them our salvation and our future. This overt admiration for the creations of nature and captured the master on canvas. The name of the painting is a […]...
35. 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 […]...
36. 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 […]...
37. 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 […]...
38. 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 […]...
39. 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 […]...
40. Description of the painting by Nicholas Roerich “The Angel of the Last”In N. K. Roerich two paintings with one plot are called “The Last Angel”. The first one was created several years before the First World War. Another picture – thirty years later, in the midst of World War II. In the first picture, we see an Angel that descends from heaven to a burning Earth. […]...