Venice Masks Trio is a painting by Mona Edulesco which was uploaded on June 22nd, 2017.
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Title
Venice Masks Trio
Artist
Mona Edulesco
Medium
Painting - Ink On Paper
Description
Venice Masks Trio by Mona Edulesco
Original Ink Painting on Paper 25x18 cm I 2016
This painting is part of my ongoing series on the Masks theme
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The Carnival of Venice (Italian: Carnevale di Venezia) is an annual festival, held in Venice, Italy. The Carnival ends with Lent, forty days before Easter on Shrove Tuesday (Fat Tuesday or Marted Grasso), the day before Ash Wednesday.
Masks have always been a main feature of the Venetian carnival. Traditionally people were allowed to wear them between the festival of Santo Stefano (St. Stephen's Day, December 26) and the start of the carnival season and midnight of Shrove Tuesday. They have always been around Venice. As masks were also allowed on Ascension and from October 5 to Christmas, people could spend a large portion of the year in disguise. Maskmakers (mascherari) enjoyed a special position in society, with their own laws and their own guild.
Venetian masks can be made in leather, porcelain or with the original glass technique. The original masks were rather simple in design, decoration, and often had a symbolic and practical function. Nowadays, most of them are made with the application of gesso and gold leaf and are all hand-painted using natural feathers and gems to decorate.
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June 22nd, 2017
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Comments (8)
Madalena Lobao-Tello
CONGRATULATIONS!!. Women Painters has featured your artwork. Great work. Love the colours and composition!!
Meg Shearer
I love the mysterious characters Mona. Almost a little eerie with the light and shadow? And that mask? Beautifully done! l/f!
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