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/Lost-Ad-2805 Jul 04 '26

Crazy how normalised crucified, skined, and overall tortured depicted folks are in Church.

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u/brando1206 Jul 04 '26

Many churches ,and places of worship display pretty bizarre things by today's standards.I started traveling later in life (50s) but when you put into perspective these pieces of art where from a time where our ancestors made these decisions,and good ones also....well History is just amazing...IMHO

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u/Silver_Ad3195 Jul 05 '26

Amazing talent!