Messenger 1946

nicholasroerich

State Museum of Oriental Art, Moscow, Russia

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"Messenger" (1946) by Nicholas Roerich depicts a scene of a woman in a pink robe opening a door to reveal a messenger standing in a landscape beyond. The door leads to a breathtaking vista with mountains and a bright yellow sky that is illuminated by the setting sun. The figures in the painting are rendered in a simplified, almost symbolic style that is characteristic of Roerich's work, and the overall effect is one of peace and serenity. The painting is currently housed in the State Museum of Oriental Art in Moscow, Russia.