Hand Painted One of a Kind Russian Lacquer box by the talented artist Dmitriy Tipyakov. Throughout this box he portrays a old Russian City with Churches. On the top lid of the box birds are painted flying over the city. Throughout the box beautiful landscape is painted all around surrounding the churches. The box is completely hand painted and signed by the artist Tipyakov. The size of the box is 5.5 X 4 x 3.25 inches ( 14 x 10 x 8 cm). Made in Russia. This beautiful view of the Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery (or "The Monastery of St. Cyril") has been painted by Dmitriy Tipyakov. The Monastery was founded in 1397 on the bank of the Siverskoe Lake, to the south from the town,this beautiful view of the Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery (or "The Monastery of St. Cyril") has been painted by Dmitriy Tipyakov. The Monastery was founded in 1397 on the bank of the Siverskoe Lake, to the south from the town of Belozero, in the present-day Vologda region. It's founder, St. Kiril, descended from one of the most distinguished boyar families Veliaminoff. In the 16th century, the monastery was the second richest landowner in Russia, after the Troitse-Sergieva Lavra. Ivan the Terrible not only had his own cell in the cloister, but also planned to take monastic vows here. On the front side we can see a view of Monastery, on the back side- lonely wooden church and on the top- the painting is continued with the top of the trees, birds and skies. The scenes are framed with the gold lines. The box is constructed from paper-mache. Black lacquer is used to paint the exterior of the box, while red lacquer completes the interior of the work. The lid is hinged from the top of the scene, and the box rests on a flat bottom. The work is signed with the artist's name, Fedoskino and the year of 2014.n of Belozero, in the present-day Vologda region. It's founder, St. Kiril, descended from one of the most distinguished boyar families Veliaminoff. In the 16th century, the monastery was the second richest landowner in Russia, after the Troitse-Sergieva Lavra. Ivan the Terrible not only had his own cell in the cloister, but also planned to take monastic vows here. On the front side we can see a view of Monastery, on the back side- lonely wooden church and on the top- the painting is continued with the top of the trees, birds and skies. The scenes are framed with the gold lines. The box is constructed from paper-mache. Black lacquer is used to paint the exterior of the box, while red lacquer completes the interior of the work. The lid is hinged from the top of the scene, and the box rests on a flat bottom. The work is signed with the artist's name, Fedoskino and the year of 2014.