Image Gallery /Saint Bartholomew
Saint Bartholomew
Resolution 2272 x 1704
Album 'Round the World, 2007
Tags Holy Places
Date 29 Sep 2007, 7:39 a.m.

Said to have been flayed alive, an apprentice of Leonardo Da Vinci sculpted this for the cathedral. If you look closely, you'll see that Bartholomew has no skin, just muscle and bone. The shawl over his shoulders and in his hands is, in fact, his skin.

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