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Roerich

Roerich

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ISBN10: 1169682979
ISBN13: 9781169682979
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 82
Weight: 1.07
Height: 0.25 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
Roerich by Corona Mundi is a comprehensive biography of the Russian artist, philosopher, and explorer, Nicholas Roerich. The book delves into Roerich's life, from his childhood in Russia to his travels across Asia and his eventual settling in the United States. The author explores Roerich's artistic and philosophical influences, including his interest in theosophy and his connection to the spiritual realm. The book also covers Roerich's role as a cultural ambassador, his influence on the Russian avant-garde movement, and his involvement in the establishment of the Roerich Pact, an international treaty aimed at protecting cultural heritage during times of war. The author provides a detailed analysis of Roerich's paintings and artistic style, as well as his impact on the art world. Overall, Roerich by Corona Mundi offers a fascinating insight into the life and work of a remarkable artist and thinker.1924. This work contains a short biographical sketch of Nicholas Roerich. Roerich must be counted among those few who through the epochs of history stand out as supreme prophets of their age. It is as though he had found some higher summit from which to overlook the entire horizon of human activity. Wheresoever he turns his creative ardor, there can be perceived the searching quality of a spirit that sounds to its full depths the stream of universal knowledge. The main portion of this volume is a series of sixty-three reproductions from more than 1,500 of paintings produced by Roerich.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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