Venetian masks

Half-moon mask at “Oh bej, oh bej” market in Milan. Some years ago I’ve seen a similar mask at “Artigiano in Fiera”, just wonderful! I wish I could have enough money for buying it! Take a look at my photoblog: kjns.zyloxer.net/

Photo about a luxurious venetian mask with gold details. Image of carnival, isolated, blue - 3076768

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Handmade Wearable Venetian Masks. High quality products, handpainted with no-toxic colors perfect for special occasions, elegant dinner or parties

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…

Learn about the various styles of Venetian masks found during Carnevale.

Taken during the opening weekend of the Carnival in Venice, Italy, in January 2008.

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Venice Travel Poster The winged lion has long been the traditional symbol of Venice, ever since the remains of St. Mark were brought to the city in the early 800’s. You can find statues of the lion everywhere in the city, but most noticeably in St. Mark’s Square. Early history of Venice pottery Archaelogical excavations have unearthed precious artefacts that date the first appearance of pottery in the Venice lagoon vicinity to the 6th century. Venice was one of the first pottery centres in…