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Asylum : inside the closed world of state mental hospitals / photographs by Christopher Payne ; with an essay by Oliver Sacks

An exploration of the life of Christ through the devotional paintings of Renaissance master Duccio di Buoninsegna. The text analyses theological themes and the intersection of art and faith within a historical and spiritual context.

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