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The image displays a religious painting, likely from the Baroque period, depicting the Black Madonna of Berdychiv. At the center, the Virgin Mary, portrayed with dark skin, wears a crown and a red gown with a blue mantle, surrounded by golden stars. She holds the crowned Christ Child, who appears to be holding a book or scroll. The central figures are flanked by winged allegorical figures. To their right, an angel in a red cloak and light tunic holds a sword and a shield with an animal emblem, possibly a lion. Another winged figure at the lower right, wearing a helmet and armor, holds a large crown. To the left of the Virgin Mary, another angel in similar attire holds a crown. Above, two smaller winged figures (cherubs or putti) hold framed symbolic objects. The one on the left holds a frame containing a plant or tree, with the partial inscription "Servant infectum". The cherub on the right holds a frame enclosing a crown, with the partially visible text "Rocet". An inscription along the bottom edge of the painting reads: "Effigies B.V. MARIA. in Ecclesia P.P. Carmeli Disf. Berdiczov mira culis clarissimis sub PP. XIV corona". This text identifies the subject as an "Effigy of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Church of the Discalced Carmelite Fathers in Berdychiv, famous for miracles, crowned under Pope XIV." This refers to the Miraculous Icon of the Mother of God of Berdychiv, which received a pontifical crowning. The scene conveys a sense of divine majesty and veneration, emphasizing the miraculous nature and papal recognition of the icon.
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