1052.—Border With Saint and Surferdetails

1052.—Border With Saint and Surfer

Out of copyright (called public domain in the USA), hence royalty-free stock image for all purposes usage credit requested
Please do not redistribute without permission, since running this site is expensive.

This border includes neoclassical columns supporting a rectangular space for the insertion of text; on one side is what i took at first to be a cool barefoot surfer dude with sunglasses bus it probably meant to be a prophet, and on the other side a bearded man with a halo and spear, perhaps Saint Longinus who pierced the side of Jesus or Saint Thomas, also often shown with a spear.

The cartoon-like laurel wreath at the top baffles me a little; it is associated with victory.

borders, saints, people, men, beards, bare feet

tn/1052-border-of-martyrs-q85-500x345.jpg

2312 dots per inch (approximately)