Description of the painting by Svyatoslav Roerich “Portrait of Nicholas Roerich”

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1. Description of the painting by Svyatoslav Roerich “Self-portrait”Svyatoslav Nikolaevich Roerich, the son of Nikolai Konstantinovich Roerich, is considered to be his national artist both in India and in Russia. He is a bright and truly unique figure. In addition to artistic activities, Svyatoslav, like his father, was engaged in public activities. A boy from childhood was interested in painting, modeling, natural sciences. […]...
2. Description of the painting by Svyatoslav Roerich “King Solomon”In the early 20s of the 20th century, Svyatoslav Roerich became interested in writing pictures on religious subjects. One of these paintings was the painting “Tsar Solomon”, written in the fall of 1923, inspired by a visit to Italy. This picture was supposed to be part of a certain series of paintings dedicated to the […]...
3. Description of the painting by Svyatoslav Roerich “Devika Rani-Roerich”Delightful subtle beauty, grace, nobility of origin and gentle voice forever captivated the great artist of Russian origin, Svyatoslav Roerich. Subsequently, in 1945, Devika Rani (Rani is a pseudonym) agrees to become the wife and muse of the famous master. She was a famous and revered Indian actress. The beginning of the formation of a […]...
4. Description of the painting by Svyatoslav Roerich “Brahmaputra”From early childhood, Roerich was fond of painting, history, and archeology. He was attracted by Eastern culture. He graduated from the Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg. The artist was engaged in painting and sketching mosaics for temples in Russia. Acquaintance with Elena Ivanovna Shaposhnikova and gave birth to his love for the East. She […]...
5. Description of the painting by Svyatoslav Roerich “India”Probably, everyone heard the name of the skillful artist Svyatoslav Roerich, who at the beginning of the twentieth century had already established himself as an excellent expert in his field. In addition, he was a rather versatile person and was completely devoted to his work with all his heart. Namely, from the second half of […]...
6. Description of the painting by Svyatoslav Roerich “Landscape”Svyatoslav Roerich – the son of the artist Nicholas Roerich, began to paint and sculpt from the earliest years. His mother, Elena, in every way encouraged her son’s aspiration for artistic creativity, collected drawing books for him, bought stuffed birds and insect collections for still lifes, collected multicolored stones. As a child, Svyatoslav was an […]...
7. Description of the painting by Svyatoslav Roerich “Spring”The painting “Spring” was written by Svyatoslav Roerich in 1961. When you first look at the canvas you can see that the color of the image is not peculiar to the Russian land, it is an Indian colorful color. The artist lived for some time in India, so he was keenly interested in the culture […]...
8. 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 […]...
9. Description of the painting by Svyatoslav Roerich “My Neighbors”About the Roerichs for a long time and everyone knows. These are great artists and each of them is original. It was their fate that they had to leave their homeland, and they went first on a journey around the world, and then stopped in Tibet. But traveling, of course, made sketches. Where only they […]...
10. Description of the painting by Svyatoslav Roerich “Mikula Selyaninovich”The painting, which was written by a great master of his craft, reflects the unique vision and perception of the artist. The most famous painting of Roerich is Mikula Selyaninovich, conveying the rich spirit of the Russian people. The artist has always been attracted by the themes of Russian folklore, his simple heroes and the […]...
11. 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 […]...
12. 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 […]...
13. 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 […]...
14. 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 […]...
15. Description of the painting by Nicholas Roerich “Banner of Peace”Roerich is not only an artist, but also the ideological inspirer of the “Roerich Pact” – a document that contains the inviolability of historical and cultural monuments of the whole world in any situation, including war. The sign of the pact is the so-called “Banner of Peace”, which consists of three red circles enclosed in […]...
16. 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 […]...
17. 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 […]...
18. Description of the painting by Nicholas Roerich “Buddha – the winner”This picture of Nicholas Roerich, one might say, is an illustration of the ancient writings of the East. It is believed that this plot Roerich peeped at one of the Buddhist temples, rethought it a little and painted it on canvas. The picture is very symbolic and takes us into the distant past, when the […]...
19. 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 […]...
20. 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 […]...
21. 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 […]...
22. 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. […]...
23. 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 […]...
24. 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 […]...
25. 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. […]...
26. 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 […]...
27. 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. […]...
28. 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 […]...
29. 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, […]...
30. 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 […]...
31. 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 […]...
32. 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 […]...
33. 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 […]...
34. Description of the painting by Nicholas Roerich “Overseas guests”Nicholas Roerich painted this picture in 1901. The inspiration for the painting was a sea voyage, which the artist undertook two years earlier to Novgorod. During the trip, the weather was surprisingly good, and the artist thought for a moment that once our ancestors swam in the same way – Rusichi. The project of the […]...
35. 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 […]...
36. Description of the painting by Nicholas Roerich “Works of the Mother of God”For many years nothing was heard about this picture. Art critics have already begun to think that this beautiful canvas is forever lost, but in 2013 the picture was at one of the London auctions. It turns out that for a long time the painting was at the disposal of a private American collector of […]...
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 “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 […]...
39. 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 […]...
40. Description of the painting by Nicholas Roerich “Star Hero”Throughout his life, Roerich devoted himself to the search for an ideal world, studying the beauty of the Universe through sacred treatises of various beliefs. His teachers were the monks of Tibet, India and Asia. After spending more than a decade in search of higher intelligence, he makes sketches on the topic of the relationship […]...