Why a mask ?
By hiding its face with the people whom it meets, the mask authorizes her carrier to play a part very different from its own personality.
It is an in particular required advantage at the time of the carnivals.
Masks
The masks of Venice have an international reputation.
The use of the Venetian masks for the carnival is so important that in
XVe century already, the manufacturers had a statute of craftsman.
Recognized like an art with whole share, each originator of mask has his small trade secret.
The masks of the carnival of Venice are included in several categories:
- The masks of Commedia dell' Arte are based on traditional characters like Arlequin and Pierrot.
- The masks of imagination are the products of the imagination of the craftsmen, although they can be inspired by historical characters.
- Traditional Venetian masks.
