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Supported by The Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation

Nicholas Konstantinovich Roerich

Author name
Илья Пророк
1931
tempera on canvas
74 × 117 cm
1.0076
Signatures, notes:

Подпись и дата слева внизу: монограмма / 1931

Location of the works
Nicholas Roerich Museum. New York

Helena Roerich col.; Katherine Campbell col., USA (1948); Nicholas Roerich Museum (1963)

A late variation of the 1907 work. "Fiery are the wings of the rushing Sophia; fiery are the wings of the Angel of Good Silence. Fiery are the horses that bring up Elijah. And fiery is a cross over the apostles. The same fire, Agni of omniscience and ascension, which penetrates all Existence and before which the word is useless. The sparks of dynamo dissect the space. In tension, they blossom with the ascent spirals and shine like a tree, with the branches and leaves of Fire. The Logos of Thought pushes prana, and the trembling the human nature is confused before the shining of the tongue of lightning."

N. Roerich. The Power of Light.

"In the valley of Sind, the prophet Elijah is especially revered for some reason. Very famous are the legends about how the prophet, sitting in a cave, saved fishermen and travelers. In different guises, sometimes benevolent, sometimes redoubtable, the prophet appears to to defend the cause of justice and piety. Muslims and Hindus, disunited for many reasons, equally honor the prophet Elijah."

N. Roerich. Altai – Himalayas.