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Venice Carnival Masks

Today's most beautiful Venetian masks and traditional Venice Carnival masks to live the enchantment of Carnival...

La storia delle maschere e le leggi del Carnevale

Allo scopo di limitare l'inarrestabile decadimento morale dei Veneziani,  la Serenissima in varie riprese ha legiferato in materia di Carnevale e ha regolamentato l’uso delle maschere e dei travestimenti.

Le maschere tradizionali veneziane

The masks of Venice

Venetian masks were used to hide and protect their wearer's identity during promiscuous or decadent activities, but they became also the symbol of transgression and freedom from the severe social rules imposed by the Serenissima Republic.
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