Nicholas Roerich felt his era as an era of radical historical change. In the art of Nikolai Konstantinovich before the war of 1914, the theme of retribution sounded with particular

Painting “Mother of the World”. We see the Mother of the World beyond the River of Life, which separates the world invisible from the visible. Spathe – boards, covers two

In Sikkim, Nikolai Roerich wrote a large series of paintings “Banners of the East.” On the canvases depicted the founders of the teachings and religions, philosophers and devotees, reformers and

The painting “The Banner of the Future” is one of the most significant in the Maitreya series. In this canvas, the artist only a hint creates a sense of the

Pact of Culture [1931] As an artist, archeologist and history researcher, Nicholas Roerich most deeply experienced the tragedy of the destruction of cultural values, because just as it is impossible

The painting “Padma Sambgava” depicts one of the fathers of Buddhism in Tibet, the founder of the Nyingma school Padma Sambhava. For many centuries, his legendary acts were depicted by

Saint Nicholas the Miracle-Worker has long been one of the most beloved saints in Russia. The fearless defender, the defender of the disadvantaged is honored as a “quick help”. The

Native history captures Nicholas Roerich from the very first days of study at the Academy of Arts and St. Petersburg University, where he simultaneously entered in 1893. Therefore, many of

Libretto by A. P. Borodin, written on the material of the Russian epic poem of the XII century “The Word about Igor’s Regiment”. The implementation of Diaghilev’s plans for the

“The Himalayas. The Pink Mountains” – the work of a mature master of mountain landscapes, the creator of the heavenly and mountainous spaces – Nikolai Konstantinovich Roerich. Roerich’s personality is

The painting “The Chalice of Christ” is dedicated to the famous evangelical event – the prayer of Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane the night before being taken into custody.

The Power of the Caves is one of the most emotional paintings of the Maitreya series. Diagonal composition, “running” the outline of a rocky massif, repeating the bend of the

The painting “Pearls of Search” was written in 1924. The 20s of the twentieth century – a difficult historical period of search and approval of new meanings in life, art,

The painting “And we open the gates.” Here Nicholas Roerich addresses the topic of “spiritual openness”, which St. Sergius of Radonezh called for. We see a monk opening the arched

Many of the early works of Nicholas Roerich were devoted to the theme “Ancient Russia. Slavs”. In these paintings, the artist managed to lift the veil of time, moving the