“Message from Shambhala (Arrow-letter)” is a landscape artwork painted in 1946 by Nicholas Roerich. It belongs to the Symbolism art movement. The artwork depicts a majestic mountainous landscape bathed in vibrant, almost otherworldly colors. Dominating the scene are towering peaks rendered in shades of yellow, blue, and orange, which give the landscape an ethereal and mystical quality. To the left of the composition, a figure on a mountain ledge appears poised to shoot an arrow, suggestive of a message being dispatched into the distance. The dramatic interplay of colors and forms embodies the symbolic and spiritual essence often found in Roerich’s body of work.
