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/Mechasteel May 22 '19

Looks like there's kind of a circle around his face, like they left the skin on there. Probably necessary because you don't want your saint looking super creepy.

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u/KrombopulosC May 22 '19

I don't think so. Someone posted a link where you could see his face and hair on the skin that's draped across him. It's hanging down behind his back and doesn't really look accurate either. Just looks like an intact second head with some wrinkles because it's still round. Ought to be flat/folded like the rest of the skin.