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The icon represents the half-length figure of the Holy Virgin, and the sitting figure of Jesus Christ. The position of the Holy Virgin’s arms is changed: it was borrowed from the prototype of Our Lady of Vladimir. To make the Holy Virgin look more sorrowful the icon-painter made a special emphasis on her eyes. The icon of Our Lady of Tolga is currently kept in the Cathedral of the Presentation in the Temple of the Tolgski Monastery, where it was deposited in custody, being part of Yaroslavl art museum’s collections. -
In the center of the icon is the figure of the Holy Virgin with the Child. -
The Mother of God is represented half-length, with her head slightly inclined to the right; the Child is half-sitting on Her left hand. -
The Mother of God is represented seated on a throne. The Child stands on her lap embracing Her by the neck and pressing himself to her cheek. The Mother of God slightly supports Him with both hands. He is dressed in a blue chiton and a brown omophorion falling in broad folds. The Child is wearing a pink-red himation and a blue chiton. The same clothes are worn by the angels flying down to the throne (one is dressed in a blue chiton and a pink-red himation, the other is wearing a pink-red himation and a blue himation). The throne back is high with cutout arches. On the throne is an emerald-green pillow. The throne, pillow and omophorion of the Mother of God are richly decorated with a pearl ornamentation on the silver edging. On the shoulder of the Holy Virgin is a star in the shape of quadrifolium with pearls and precious stones, there is a star on the forehead.
