Here, to mark today's feast of the Conversion of St Paul, and thanks to John Dillon's post on the Medieval Religion discussion group, are two views of
Ananias baptising St Paul as depicted in the wonderful mid- to slightly later
twelfth-century mosaics of the Cappella Palatina in Palermo. The
standard depiction of St Paul with a balding head and pointed beard was
clearly well established:
Image: John Dillon
Image: heffelumpen9 on Flickr
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