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title: "Beskyddare (Protector) — Oil Painting by Tanya Zafirovic"
url: https://tanyazafirovic.com/works/beskyddare/
description: "A young boy with a sword sits on a rock before the doorway of an old stone chapel in the forest, keeping watch. Oil on birchwood canvas · 25 × 20 cm · Original available. Oil painting by Swedish artist Tanya Zafirovic."
---

[![Beskyddare by Tanya Zafirovic: A young boy with a sword sits on a rock before the doorway of an old stone chapel in the forest, keeping watch.](https://tanyazafirovic.com/img/works/beskyddare-1200.webp?v=9b6dc706d8)](https://tanyazafirovic.com/img/works/beskyddare-2000.webp?v=abc263a157)

[Chapter V · Kindred Spirits](https://tanyazafirovic.com/works/#kindred)

# Beskyddare

Protector

> “I will keep all the monsters of the night at bay for you,” she said, and hugged her little brother.
>
> Tanya

- **Medium:** Oil on birchwood canvas
- **Size:** 25 × 20 cm
- **Original:** Original available

## Buy the original or a print

Enquiry form: https://tanyazafirovic.com/contact/ (name, email, optional phone, what you are interested in, which painting, and your message).

Prices in Swedish kronor. Pay securely by card or Klarna. Delivery is calculated at checkout.

Make it yours: choose the original or a print above — or ask Tanya to paint something new for you, in the same spirit.

[Ask Tanya for a new painting](https://tanyazafirovic.com/contact/?work=beskyddare&interest=commission)

[← Min lojale vän](https://tanyazafirovic.com/works/min-lojale-van/) · [Blueberry Bear →](https://tanyazafirovic.com/works/blueberry-bear/)

## More from Kindred Spirits

[![Autumn Fox by Tanya Zafirovic: A red fox lies in green grass beneath stormy grey clouds and bare branches, looking out across a meadow.](https://tanyazafirovic.com/img/works/autumn-fox-1200.webp?v=c231f19f2a) Autumn Fox · 25 × 20 cm](https://tanyazafirovic.com/works/autumn-fox/)

[![Min lojale vän by Tanya Zafirovic: A young woman with braided golden hair, in a lilac gown, rests her cheek against a white horse with a long wavy mane.](https://tanyazafirovic.com/img/works/min-lojale-van-1200.webp?v=e807828747) Min lojale vän · Loyalty · Original available](https://tanyazafirovic.com/works/min-lojale-van/)

[![Blueberry Bear by Tanya Zafirovic: A brown bear leans in to eat blueberries from the hand of a fair-haired girl in a blue dress, under a crescent moon.](https://tanyazafirovic.com/img/works/blueberry-bear-1200.webp?v=5cd9e95af2) Blueberry Bear ·](https://tanyazafirovic.com/works/blueberry-bear/)

[![Nightwatch by Tanya Zafirovic: A barn owl perches on a mossy branch beside a dark stone tower, under a full moon in a deep blue night sky.](https://tanyazafirovic.com/img/works/nightwatch-1200.webp?v=832263f243) Nightwatch · 25 × 20 cm](https://tanyazafirovic.com/works/nightwatch/)