Hand-painted Matryoshka doll, Iveron Mother of God, 10 in

Hand-painted Matryoshka doll, Iveron Mother of God, 10 in. Russian doll made of wood and painted by hand, characterised by 4 full painted matryoshka dolls and 3 cut-out dolls creating alcoves for the smaller painted dolls and framing their icons.
The biggest alcove represents the entry of an Orthodox church with a small cross on the bottom and an inlaid arch. On the top of the alcove, two angels and Jesus' face are depicted with golden details.
The first full painted doll represents the Iveron Mother of God, belonging to the Hodegetria iconographic type, where the Theotokos holds the Infant Jesus with the left hand and rises the right to show the Infant as the source of salvation for humankind. Jesus is depicted with the scroll of Holy Scriptures in his left hand, blessing his mother with the right.
The second alcove is depicted with the same inlaid image of the Orthodox church, but without the paintings on top, showing the Christ Pantocrator with closed book painted on the smaller doll.
The third painted doll represents Saint Nicolas, while the fourth is depicted with the image of Saint Michael.
All dolls are painted by hand by experienced Russian painters, specialised in freehand painting of the School of Miniature, the ancient Russian art developed as an evolution of the Byzantine iconographic painting during the time of Imperial Russia.
The halos are made with gold leaf and hand-painted details on it, making each piece unique and precious.
Measures: 9.1x3.9 inches.