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an info sheet describing the different types of masks and how they are used to decorate them

Venetian Mask Society is home to some of Italy's finest Venetian Masks imported straight from Venice. We offer eye masks, feather masks, luxury masks, stick masks, joker masks, full face masks, carnival masks, leather masks, nose masks and colored cloaks.

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the different types of masks are shown in this diagram

Venetian masks are a centuries-old tradition of Venice, Italy and are typically worn during the Carnival but have been used on many other occasion. They were used to hide the wearer's identity and social status allowing the wearer to act more freely in case where he or she wanted to interact with other members of the society outside the bounds of identity and everyday convention. Lets have a look at some of them below: Lastly, if you want to get your hands on some of the mask to go to a…

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Italian Carnival Masks 1700simple, Venice Jester Mask, Bassanio Merchant Of Venice Drawing, Traditional Venice Masks, Venice Carnival History, Silk Knickers, Black Cloak, Doctor Costume, Venetian Masks

Lady impersonating the spirit of the carneval, "Donna vestita da spirito folletto" by Giovanni Grevembroch Finding pictures of people wearing masks are much harder to find than when the maska are held in the hand. That's not so odd- why would you want to have a apinting of yourself when you are wearing a masked. So masked ladies and gentlemen tend to be generic rather than specific, but still making interesting pictures. Snuff box, ca. 1760-1765 A Masked Lady, Luca Carlevarijs, ca. 1700-1710…

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