Usually dated towards the end of his Roman period, it is endowed with an intense luminosity. The light strikes violently against the youthful body of the saint burned by the sun, creating dense areas of shade and mysterious recesses out of which everyday objects and the roots of trees can be seen to glimmer.
S. Alloisi
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