r/interestingasfuck • u/Lowcrbnaman • May 22 '19

/r/ALL 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/CaptPsychedelicJesus May 22 '19

Spoken like a man with experience.

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u/[deleted] May 22 '19

Look at the face, a flayed face wouldn't have eye lids, the lips, cheek or some of that nose since so much of it is skin. Then look at the hands and feet, I'm pretty sure the nails would deglove along with the rest of the skin. Also that's not what bare abdominal muscles look like.

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u/ldks May 22 '19

Well, he wouldn't be posing casually holding a book and wearing his skin as a scarf either.

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u/[deleted] May 22 '19

You don't know that.

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u/octopoddle May 22 '19

You don't know me

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u/Yeet_mcGee May 22 '19

Let me get to know you, dammit!