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Issa and the Skull of the Giant

Nicholas Roerich, 1932
Issa and the Skull of the Giant, Nicholas Roerich
Issa and the Skull of the Giant, zoomed in
74 cmIssa and the Skull of the Giant scale comparison118 cm

Issa and the Skull of the Giant is a Symbolist Tempera Painting created by Nicholas Roerich in 1932. It lives at the Nicholas Roerich Museum in New York. The image is used according to Educational Fair Use, and tagged Skulls and Mountains. See Issa and the Skull of the Giant in the Kaleidoscope

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