Visual art
Nicholas Roerich
Addresses you can still visit
Every place in this city with a documented tie to this person.
Lived here
Ganesin Hotel-Pension
He lodged at the pension with his family in 1913 while working on Caucasian studies and sketches.
Traces in other cities
- Pskov
- Chapel of Saint Anastasia — He created the designs for the chapel’s symbol-rich mural cycle.
- Vyborg
- House with Owls — He occupied an apartment here with his family in 1918–1919 and painted works associated with his Vyborg period.
- Saint Petersburg
- Mariinsky Theatre — Designed sets for Diaghilev-era productions tied to the Imperial/Mariinsky stage (Prince Igor, Maid of Pskov designs).
- Saint Petersburg
- Russian Museum — Major early canvases (e.g. Heavenly Battle) are in the Russian Museum; Petersburg period painter and Mir iskusstva figure.
- Saint Petersburg
- Здание Двенадцати коллегий — Studied law at Saint Petersburg University (Twelve Collegia) 1893–98 while also at the Academy of Arts.
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