At the time
when this canvas was painted the Turks had for 130 years
governed in Achaia,
the district where Andrew was said to have been martyred. It
may be presumed that this
is the reason for the turbans on the men crucifying
the saint. The Golden Legend account says that many of
the onlookers who heard Andrew's preaching
from the cross protested the crucifixion of the "saintly, gentle man."
More of St. Andrew
This photograph in full
resolution (3264 x 2448)
Photographed at the church by Claire Stracke