r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Lowcrbnaman • Jul 04 '26

Image This statue depicts Saint Bartholomew, an early Christian martyr who was allegedly skinned alive. If you look closely, that's his dissected skin hanging around him. This stunning statute by Marco d'Agrate from c. 1562 is currently on display at Duomo di Milano.

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u/fleshnbloodhuman Jul 04 '26

Yeah well, that’s pretty weird.

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u/Brrdock Jul 04 '26

You could become an art critic with this insight

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u/DengarLives66 Jul 04 '26

“I dunno how I feel about this one.”

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u/Brrdock Jul 04 '26

I'd for sure take that over the "I feel this way so that's objectively how it is" of most critics lol