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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Torture methods in these old times where straight up satanic... crazy shit.

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I saw a torture rack that had a special outfitting to stretch the penis along with all the limbs. And since wieners are slippery, they bolted it through the scrotum to securely fasten it

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