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1850 (ca.), [Russian], The Protection of the Mother of God with Selected Saints -- Timken Museum of Art (San Diego)
From the museum label: In every difficulty of life, icons offer solace and protection to Russian Orthodox believers. Those who venerate icons of the Mother of God through prayer receive spiritual consolation and are rewarded with miraculous cures. A Guardian Angel accompanies each soul through life, warding off sin with his sword and recording his charge's good deeds, to be weighed at the Last Judgment.
1850 (ca.), [Russian], The Protection of the Mother of God with Selected Saints -- Timken Museum of Art (San Diego)
From the museum label: In every difficulty of life, icons offer solace and protection to Russian Orthodox believers. Those who venerate icons of the Mother of God through prayer receive spiritual consolation and are rewarded with miraculous cures. A Guardian Angel accompanies each soul through life, warding off sin with his sword and recording his charge's good deeds, to be weighed at the Last Judgment.