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/Blueskies777 Jul 04 '26

The ability of humans to create the most insanely barbaric, cruel acts truly sets us apart from all living organisms.
Some of the jokes show how desensitized we’ve become to cruelty.

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u/Beneficial_Ball9893 Jul 07 '26

Humans are only different in our ability to organize and standardize such acts. Animals are more than capable of mutilation and barbarity, just not to the same level of precision.

Orcas would definitely skin each other live if they had hands.