“**Wisdom of Manu**,” created by Nicholas Roerich in 1916, is an oil on canvas artwork belonging to the Symbolism art movement. It is a mythological painting with dimensions of 178 x 194.5 cm. This significant piece of art is housed in the Tver Regional Art Gallery in Tver, Russia.
The artwork portrays a mythological scene with a landscape dominated by a towering mountain in the background, rendered in a palette of soft tones. The foreground displays a river or a large body of water winding through the scene, with several smaller islets scattered within it. A large, fantastical fish with an elongated body and vibrant coloring is prominently depicted swimming in the water, adding an element of mystical and mythical intrigue. The surrounding landscape contains structures that resemble ancient settlements, giving the impression of an ancient, perhaps legendary, civilization. The brushwork and use of color in the painting contribute to a dreamlike, ethereal quality, characteristic of the Symbolism movement to which Roerich belonged.
