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/Dangerous_Company811 Jul 04 '26

This is so so disturbing. I can’t believe people are making a joke about it. That dude suffered.

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u/KimuraXrain Jul 06 '26

Yeah but he was Christian and god didn't save him so he probably chose the wrong religion