Mount of Five Treasures | Nicholas Roerich | 1933 Charles Le Brun 5 centimeters

5 centimeters

distancing the viewer from earthly realism

The focus is on the partially dissected body of a criminal named Adriaen Adriaenszoon

Salome is shown recoiling in terror as the ghostly head of John the Baptist appears before her

leads the carnage as his skeletal minions execute nobles and peasants alike

Mount of Five Treasures | Nicholas Roerich | 1933 Charles Le Brun 5 centimetersAbout the artwork: Nicholas Roerich's Mount of Five Treasures (1933) is a striking depiction of a sacred Himalayan peak, likely inspired by Kangchenjunga, which in Tibetan tradition symbolizes five repositories of divine wealthgold, silver, gems, grain, and sacred texts. Roerichs signature use of luminous, layered colors creates a mystical atmosphere, with the mountain bathed in ethereal pinks, purples, and blues that evoke both spiritual