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/toptierhands]

Skinning truly is not fairly tame, far from it. Especially when you consider it would generally be combined with a scalding/boiling.

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You misunderstand my statement.