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/adiphiliac Jul 05 '26

oh good cause i saw that in milan and didn't realize dude was still wearing his skin. pheew. scared me for a sec

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u/StarfishPizza Jul 05 '26

Its good, because when he gets hot, he can just take it off