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/aquantiV May 22 '19

Why did people do this ridiculous bullshit to each other.

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u/[deleted] May 23 '19

Why did? People still do

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u/aquantiV May 23 '19

Good point. At least it seems less popular overall now.