Carnival in Venice

Wherever you look in Venice, vendors and ateliers sell masks. Some are traditional, like the Plague Doctor or Casanova, while others are modern and purely decorative. In the old days, masks were made of paper mache, so that they could easily be worn for disease prevention, or to Carnival festivities. I’ve always been fascinated with masks, and a few from…
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