The artwork titled “At midnight. Light of the Shambhala,” created by Nicholas Roerich in 1940, is rendered in tempera on canvas. Belonging to the Symbolism art movement, this cloudscape piece measures 76 x 123 cm.
The painting captures a mesmerizing scene where the night sky appears illuminated by ethereal light. Radiant beams of yellow and purple hues emanate from just behind a horizon of shadowy mountains, creating an aurora-like effect. The stark contrast between the vivid colors of the sky and the dark silhouettes of the landscape below imbues the artwork with a sense of mystical and transcendental beauty, characteristic of the Symbolism movement.
