Mask from the Body Talk collection Con L'UVA

Venetian Mask Araba Con L'UVA

Beautiful, not too large wall object in the form of a Venetian mask made of hand-painted resin. Great detail, beautiful tones and quality equal to the other,Body Talk (bodybuilder and dancers) sculptures.

Venetian Carnival of Italy.

From its origins in the 12th century, becoming unrecognizable by wearing a mask has been characteristic of the Venetian carnival. In class-conscious Venice, the celebration developed into a social satire, where descent played no role for a while. The makers of the masks, the mascherari, had their own guild.

The citizens of Venice were allowed to wear masks for almost three months of the year, from the feast of St. Stephen on Dec. 26, to the last day of Carnival.