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Russian folk tale Morozko

This nesting doll was painted on motives of Russian folk tales Morozko.

Once there lived an old widower and his daughter. In due time, the man remarried to an older woman who had a daughter herself from a previous marriage. The woman doted on her own daughter, praising her at every opportunity, but she despised her stepdaughter ..

You can read the full version of this tale here

Pay your attention on detailed fragments and decoration of back side

The doll is painted with tempera and water color paints and finished with glossy oil lacquer. This nesting doll is very well decorated.