Icon - Archangel Michael with Mandylion

tempera, board, chalk and gypsum underlay, silvering; two stilettos; 45.7 x 37.6 x 2.5 cm.
Russia, 19th century.
In the center of the painting the figure of Archangel Michael supporting the Veil - Mandylion - Veraikon - with the head of Christ {portrait not created by human hand). On the sides are the saints; Flor, Laurel, Blaise and Modest. In the clouds above - God the Father with a sphere - globe - crowned with a cross.
The feast of Flor and Lavra falls on August 18 - called in Rus - "horse feast". - Saints Flor and Lavr (Laurel) are considered patron saints of livestock (they especially protect against equine plague); people struggling with alcoholism also pray to them for support.
Bordiura uniform ochre framed by a white line and a brown stripe. Explanatory inscriptions in Cyrillic.