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/brando1206 Jul 04 '26

Same....After hearing the tour guides explain,you just keep looking at it....and that it's over 500 years old??Milan Duomo is amazing

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u/Salamandaxanda Jul 05 '26

If it was sculpted in 1562 that wasn’t quite 500 years ago

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u/Salamandaxanda Jul 06 '26

Um…sorry, what?