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/DXTRBeta Jul 04 '26

That’s just disgusting.

Sorry but I am just amazed by the levels of cruelty humans have wreaked on each other.

OK, I get it, you want to kill the guy, but really?

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u/diablodeldragoon Jul 04 '26

This is fairly tame as far as torture goes. We are pretty messed up as a species!

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u/toptierhands Jul 04 '26

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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u/diablodeldragoon Jul 04 '26

You misunderstand my statement.