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St Bartholomew FlayedMarco d’Agrate
This marble statue (1562) shows St Bartholomew as a flayed figure, his own skin arranged like a draped garment around an exposed muscular body. Such extreme anatomical precision draws on Renaissance study of dissected cadavers. The saint’s upright stance and calm, frontal gaze demonstrate how martyrdom could be articulated as steadfast faith rather than physical defeat.
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