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Black Venetian Feathers Mask	Jeweled Stone Mask on Sequinned Stick	Gold Beak Venetian Mask
Black with Stones Mask	Black and Gold Carnivale Mask	Gold and White Mask with Hat
Silver Beak Venetian Mask	Venetian Gold Nose Mask with Hat	Venetian Rio Fiesta Mask
White Face Black Hat Mask	Venetian Jester Mask	Feather Peacock Butterfly Mask
Feather Mask with Stick	Black Feather Couples Mask	Black Couples Mask
Gold Netted Mask	Silver Netted Mask	Golden Flower Mask


About Venetian Masks: Since well before the Renaissance, Venice ruled the Mediterranean Sea bringing great wealth and, eventually, marked decadence to the citizens of the Republic. Masks became a hallmark of Venetian culture, protecting deal-makers, spys, government agents, lovers and harlots, the high and the low, even monks and nuns, from scrutiny and discovery. Travelers came to Venice to revel, to indulge in every luxury and promiscuity, all under cover of costume and mask. As the power of the Venice Republic waned, the public mood changed and laws were eventually passed that prohibited masks for everyday street use, limiting them to certain months of the year - slowly these times were reduced to the week of Carnevale, or Mardi Gras. Today, Venetian craftsman are still world-famous for their hand-made, exquisitely beautiful masks. To see luxury Venetian masks from Italy and to learn more about how they are made, you might visit Carta Alta, creators of gorgeous Venetian masks - and if you are visiting Venice, they offers tours as well.

About Venetian Masks:

Since well before the Renaissance, Venice ruled the Mediterranean Sea bringing great wealth and, eventually, marked decadence to the citizens of the Republic.

Masks became a hallmark of Venetian culture, protecting deal-makers, spys, government agents, lovers and harlots, the high and the low, even monks and nuns, from scrutiny and discovery. Travelers came to Venice to revel, to indulge in every luxury and promiscuity, all under cover of costume and mask.

As the power of the Venice Republic waned, the public mood changed and laws were eventually passed that prohibited masks for everyday street use, limiting them to certain months of the year - slowly these times were reduced to the week of Carnevale, or Mardi Gras.

Today, Venetian craftsman are still world-famous for their hand-made, exquisitely beautiful masks.

To see luxury Venetian masks from Italy and to learn more about how they are made, you might visit Carta Alta, creators of gorgeous Venetian masks - and if you are visiting Venice, they offers tours as well.