Mascarade
1 November 2019
(The Venetian masks) Anonymous masks have traditionally been a crucial feature in Venetian Carnival, whose origins date back to the 12th century. In the rigid class hierarchy it developed into a feast of social satire where ones social background doesn’t count. The mask-makers (mascherari) even had their own guild and laws to abide by. (WU74136, Il Gioiello – h. 33,5 cm.)
