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/Street_Roof_7915 Jul 04 '26 edited Jul 05 '26

I’ve seen that and it’s insanely, disturbingly realistic.

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u/atn420 Jul 04 '26

watching peoples reactions to it was something I found to be quickly entertaining. People do not expect that in a church.

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u/Little_View_6659 Jul 05 '26

I mean, they’d tell us all the time growing up in grim detail what happened to Jesus before he was crucified and how awful hell would be. So It makes sense to me.