The glory of Himalayas 

Nicholas Roerich painted "The Glory of Himalayas" using tempera on canvas. Notice how Roerich uses a limited palette, dominated by shades of blue that cascade across the canvas, creating depth and atmosphere. The mountain peaks, rendered in crisp whites and blues, meet the sky. The effect evokes a sense of vastness and spiritual awe. The composition is structured in layers, with the foreground a darker mass that gradually gives way to lighter, ethereal tones in the distance. This layering emphasizes the monumental scale of the Himalayas, reducing them to their essential forms. The sharp, clean lines defining each mountain resonate with Roerich's interest in simplifying nature to its most fundamental elements. Roerich's abstraction here prompts us to consider the semiotic function of landscape. In flattening the mountains, he abstracts them, transforming physical forms into symbols. "The Glory of Himalayas" operates as a signifier of something beyond itself—perhaps the sublime, the spiritual, or the eternal.