18th century
Marble, 14 feet high
Basilica of St. John Lateran, Rome

St. Bartholomew's is pictured with emblems of his martyrdom – a flaying knife and his own skin. This is one of twelve monumental statues of the apostles lining the nave of the basilica.

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Photographed at the Lateran Basilica by Richard Stracke, shared under Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license.