St. Andrew

6th century
Mosaic
Detail of the triumphal arch in the Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna

This is one of the earliest images of St. Andrew with the wild hair that became a frequent characteristic of his portraits.

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Photographed at the basilica by Richard Stracke, shared under Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license.