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The healing presence of art : a history of western art in hospitals

Between birth and death, many of life's most critical moments occur in hospital, and they deserve to take place in surroundings that match their significance. In this spirit, from the early renaissance through to the modern period, artists have made immensely powerful work in hospitals across the western world, enhancing the environments where patients and medical staff strive towards better health

Print Book, English, ©2012
Yale University Press, New Haven [Conn.], ©2012