Nicholas Roerich 008 - A painting of a man sitting under a tree

Nicholas Roerich (1874–1947) was a Russian painter, writer, archaeologist, theosophist, perceived by some in Russia as an enlightener, philosopher, and public figure, who in his youth was influenced by a movement in Russian society around the spiritual. He was interested in hypnosis and other spiritual practices and his paintings are said to have hypnotic expressions.