Nicholas the Wonderworker with scenes from his life (St. Nicholas Velikoretsky)

In the center of the icon St. Nicholas is portrayed half-length, wearing a traditional clergy vestment, with omophorion on the shoulders. His right hand is raised in a blessing gesture, with his right he holds a closed gospel book. The saint is portrayed in a frontal pose. On either side of the saint is a cinnabar inscription reading «С(вя)тыи Николае Великорецк[и] » (St. Nicholas Velikoretsky). The center of the icon is surrounded by eight border scenes. 1. St. Nicholas brought to monastic school; 2. St. Nicholas appears to the Emperor Constantine in a dream; 3. St. Nicholas saves a drowning youth Dimitri; 4. St. Nicholas serves in Sion; 5. St. Nicholas saves the sinking ship; 6. St. Nicholas saves three generals from the execution; 7. St. Nicholas saves saves Basil, the son of Agricos, from Saracen capivity; 8. The Dormition of St. Nicholas.

Nicholas the Wonderworker (Velikoretsk icon), the saint, with the Selected Saints on the borders

Shoulder-length depiction of Nicholas the Wonderworker with the omophorion decorated with the crosses on his shoulders. Saints on the borders: John the Precurser, Venerable Zosima, st. Theodotus, on the right border – Venerable Cyril of Belozersk, Sabbatius of Solovki, Cyril of Novoezersk.

Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker, with scenes from his life (Velikoretsk variant)

In the deep centerpiece is represented the waist-length depiction of saint Nicholas in the golden attire of bishop with pearls.