the masks

Arlecchino
	Hand-made papier-machè mask from the Italian "Commedia dell'arte" Dim. (cm): 17x20x9 As we are used to see him, Arlecchino is a refined version - made by comedy writer Carlo Goldoni - of the original one. The latter kind is an immigrant who had come from Bergamo and became a servant once arrived in the Capital of Serenissima Republic: his character is ingenuous, silly, vulgar, lazy, unruly and extremely hungry. The origins of this mask are ancient: very probably it is the evolution of the devil-jesters, said Hellequins (Alichino is found in Dante's Commedia). Arlecchino as we know it is also known as the second Zanni, the silly one. In century XVIII also ladies weared the female version: Arlecchina.
Arlecchino (Harlequin)
	Arlecchino Dim. (cm): 40x38x14 As we are used to see him, Arlecchino is a refined version - made by comedy writer Carlo Goldoni - of the original one. The latter kind is an immigrant who had come from Bergamo and became a servant once arrived in the Capital of Serenissima Republic: his character is ingenuous, silly, vulgar, lazy, unruly and extremely hungry. The origins of this mask are ancient: very probably it is the evolution of the devil-jesters, said Hellequins (Alichino is found in Dante's Commedia). Arlecchino as we know it is also known as the second Zanni, the silly one. In century XVIII also ladies weared the female version: Arlecchina.
Bauta
	Hand-made papier-machè mask from the Italian "Commedia dell'arte" Dim. (cm): 15x20x14 This mask appeared at first in century XVII, as a common disguise for all social classes. Because of this egalitarian aspect, Bauta became the face of the Venetian Carnival. The Bauta is quite ghostlike and with the centuries the fashion was to wear it with a black tricorno (the 3-pointed typical venetian hat). This very Venetian mask was beared by strangers too, and was considered an ideal disguise by kings and princes who could move freely into the city without being recognized. Fame of the Bauta went on along the Serenissima Republic: with the French and Austrian rules it started to disappear, considered as a reactionary symbol
Bauta
	Hand-made papier-machè mask from the Italian "Commedia dell'arte" with velvet covering Dim. (cm): 15x20x14 This mask appeared at first in century XVII, as a common disguise for all social classes. Because of this egalitarian aspect, Bauta became the face of the Venetian Carnival. The Bauta is quite ghostlike and with the centuries the fashion was to wear it with a black tricorno (the 3-pointed typical venetian hat). This very Venetian mask was beared by strangers too, and was considered an ideal disguise by kings and princes who could move freely into the city without being recognized. Fame of the Bauta went on along the Serenissima Republic: with the French and Austrian rules it started to disappear, considered as a reactionary symbol.
Casanova
	Casanova Dim. (cm): 30x28x27 Life of Casanova is legendary: famous lover, he spent his life in the courts of kings (and princess) of Europe; it is known that he was jailed in Piombi - infamous venetian prison which competed with saracen gaol in cruelty - and that he escaped in a rocambolesque way. The life of Casanova was took as source of inspiration for many artists, poets and novelists.
Colombina
	Hand-made papier-machè mask from the Italian "Commedia dell'arte" with velvet decoration Dim. (cm): 17x18x10
coloured Pinocchio
	Hand-decorated papier-machè mask with cracked effect Dim. (cm): 25x60x25 Pinocchio is the celebrated puppet come out from the pen of Collodi, the imaginative tuscan novelist. Everyone read the book or watched the master-piece of Walt Disney, learning the main lesson: as long as we live a lie, we are not human beings.
coloured Pinocchio (big)
	Hand-decorated papier-machè mask with cracked effect Dim. (cm): 20x45x20 Pinocchio is the celebrated puppet come out from the pen of Collodi, the imaginative tuscan novelist. Everyone read the book or watched the master-piece of Walt Disney, learning the main lesson: as long as we live a lie, we are not human beings.
coloured Pinocchio (small)
	Hand-decorated papier-machè mask with cracked effect Dim. (cm): 18x20x10 Pinocchio is the celebrated puppet come out from the pen of Collodi, the imaginative tuscan novelist. Everyone read the book or watched the master-piece of Walt Disney, learning the main lesson: as long as we live a lie, we are not human beings.
David big
	Hand-decorated papier-machè mask Dim. (cm): 45x60x20 One of the most famous icons of beauty, Michelangelo Buonarroti's David combines the Renaissance ideals of aesthetics with the humanism philosophy of XVI century wich settled the Man in the center of the universe: anecdote tells that Michelangelo, once he had finished this master piece, due to the perfection of his work, asked to the David: «Speak! why don't you speak?». These items are ideal for children rooms as for commercial or theatre scenography.
David small with outline
	Hand-decorated papier-machè mask with outline Dim. (cm): 35x45x11 One of the most famous icons of beauty, Michelangelo Buonarroti's David combines the Renaissance ideals of aesthetics with the humanism philosophy of XVI century wich settled the Man in the center of the universe: anecdote tells that Michelangelo, once he had finished this master piece, due to the perfection of his work, asked to the David: «Speak! why don't you speak?». These items are ideal for children rooms as for commercial or theatre scenography.
David small without outline
	Hand-decorated papier-machè mask without outline Dim. (cm): 22x30x11 One of the most famous icons of beauty, Michelangelo Buonarroti's David combines the Renaissance ideals of aesthetics with the humanism philosophy of XVI century wich settled the Man in the center of the universe: anecdote tells that Michelangelo, once he had finished this master piece, due to the perfection of his work, asked to the David: «Speak! why don't you speak?». These items are ideal for children rooms as for commercial or theatre scenography.
Dottor Balanzone
	Hand-made papier-machè mask from the Italian "Commedia dell'arte" Dim. (cm): 17x20x9
Face
	Hand-made papier-machè mask with velvet covering and feathers Dim. (cm): 20x55x10 The Face is also known as the Citizen mask, because it was worn by the common people during all Holidays since ancient time: S. Marco's day, Sensa feast day, Ss. Vito and Modesto, S. Stefano festivities are only a few examples.
Face
	Hand-made papier-machè mask with velvet covering Dim. (cm): 15x25x10 The Face is also known as the Citizen mask, because it was worn by the common people during all Holidays since ancient time: S. Marco's day, Sensa feast day, Ss. Vito and Modesto, S. Stefano festivities are only a few examples.
Face (small)
	Hand-made papier-machè mask Dim. (cm): 23x25x14 The Face is also known as the Citizen mask, because it was worn by the common people during all Holidays since ancient time: S. Marco's day, Sensa feast day, Ss. Vito and Modesto, S. Stefano festivities are only a few examples.
Jolly
	Hand-made papier-machè mask Dim. (cm): 30x40x14 Joker, jester, goon, buffoon, clown: this wild-card is an icon that figures worl wide; which is best in your pack of cards, the Jolly or Ace of Hearts?
Jolly (9 long points)
	Hand-made papier-machè mask Dim. (cm): 40x50x20 Joker, jester, goon, buffoon, clown: this wild-card is an icon that figures worl wide; which is best in your pack of cards, the Jolly or Ace of Hearts?
Jolly (9 short points)
	Hand-made papier-machè mask Dim. (cm): 35x45x20 Joker, jester, goon, buffoon, clown: this wild-card is an icon that figures worl wide; which is best in your pack of cards, the Jolly or Ace of Hearts?
Jolly 3 points
	Jolly 3 points Dim. (cm): 28x33x14 Joker, jester, goon, buffoon, clown: this wild-card is an icon that figures worl wide; which is best in your pack of cards, the Jolly or Ace of Hearts?
Medico della Peste (Plague Doctor)
	Medico della Peste (Plague Doctor) Dim. (cm): 16x25x37 This mask has got nothing to do with carnival: it was an invention of a french doctor named Charles de Lorme as a precauton against the plague when visting the infected. The long beaked nose was filled with cotton-wool and essences and the eye-holes were sealed with crystal. The typical Doctor figure includes a stick, gloves and a cartwheel hat.
Pulcinella
	Hand-made papier-machè mask from the Italian "Commedia dell'arte" Dim. (cm): 17x20x9 Zanni at first, a kind of brother of Arlecchino, of which Pulcinella has got agility and quickness. This character is very interesting because under the violence of his words, he conceals a painful view of the life. Along the years Pulcinella lost his mustaches and beard but got a big mole; his body changed too: a hunchback and a big belly made the final traits of Pulcinella as we are used to imagine him. It was mostly a street mask and his captivation drew the attention of famous artists, from Tiepolo to Goethe. A variant of Pulcinella is the famous french mask: Pierrot.
Pulcinella (decoration arlecchino)
	Pulcinella (decoration arlecchino) Dim. (cm): 30x50x15 Zanni at first, a kind of brother of Arlecchino, of which Pulcinella has got agility and quickness. This character is very interesting because under the violence of his words, he conceals a painful view of the life.
Pulcinella Tiepolo
	Hand-made papier-machè mask from the Italian "Commedia dell'arte" Dim. (cm): 25x50x14 Zanni at first, a kind of brother of Arlecchino, of which Pulcinella has got agility and quickness. This character is very interesting because under the violence of his words, he conceals a painful view of the life. Along the years Pulcinella lost his mustaches and beard but got a big mole; his body changed too: a hunchback and a big belly made the final traits of Pulcinella as we are used to imagine him. It was mostly a street mask and his captivation drew the attention of famous artists, from Tiepolo to Goethe. A variant of Pulcinella is the famous french mask: Pierrot.
Pulcinella with Venice decoration
	Hand-made papier-machè mask from the Italian "Commedia dell'arte" with hand decoration reproducing a foreshortening of Venice Dim. (cm): 30x50x15 Zanni at first, a kind of brother of Arlecchino, of which Pulcinella has got agility and quickness. This character is very interesting because under the violence of his words, he conceals a painful view of the life. Along the years Pulcinella lost his mustaches and beard but got a big mole; his body changed too: a hunchback and a big belly made the final traits of Pulcinella as we are used to imagine him. It was mostly a street mask and his captivation drew the attention of famous artists, from Tiepolo to Goethe. A variant of Pulcinella is the famous french mask: Pierrot.
Tragicomica
	Hand-decorated papier-machè mask Dim. (cm): 25x20x11 Theatre is the metaphor of life, with its ritual of entering and exiting; since VII century theatre plays were composed by comedies and tragedies and this duality is still its most representavive icon.
Trittico
	Hand-decorated papier-machè mask Dim. (cm): 35x23x8 Theatre is the metaphor of life, with its ritual of entering and exiting; since VII century theatre plays were composed by comedies and tragedies and this duality is still its most representavive icon.
Volto (Face)
	Volto (Face) Dim. (cm): 15x22x10 The Face is also known as the Citizen mask, because it was worn by the common people during all Holidays since ancient time: S. Marco's day, Sensa feast day, Ss. Vito and Modesto, S. Stefano festivities are only a few examples.
Volto con Rombi (Face with rhombuses)
	Volto con Rombi (Face with rhombuses) Dim. (cm): 15x22x10 The Face is also known as the Citizen mask, because it was worn by the common people during all Holidays since ancient time: S. Marco's day, Sensa feast day, Ss. Vito and Modesto, S. Stefano festivities are only a few examples.
Volto e Colombina (Face and Colombina with baton)
	Volto e Colombina (Face and Colombina with baton) Dim. (cm): 16x20x10 Length of the baton (cm): 31
Volto e Colombina (Face and Colombina without baton)
	Volto e Colombina (Face and Colombina without baton) Dim. (cm): 16x20x10
wooden Pinocchio
	Hand-decorated papier-machè mask Dim. (cm): 25x60x25 Pinocchio is the celebrated puppet come out from the pen of Collodi, the imaginative tuscan novelist. Everyone read the book or watched the master-piece of Walt Disney, learning the main lesson: as long as we live a lie, we are not human beings.
Zanni
	Hand-made papier-machè mask from the Italian "Commedia dell'arte" Dim. (cm): 18x20x24 Zanni is the former mask of almost every male character in Comedy of Art plays: its name comes from Giovanni (also said Zan, Zane, Zuane), a typical name of servants whose forefathers immigrated in Venice search for work from the valleys around Bergamo. Opposed to the Magnifici (the masters), the role of the Zanni is very changeable: silly, simple-minded, vulgar, once inside the city environment Zanni becomes sly, cunning, meddling, cheeky. Many times he remains poor, constantly hungry. Pulcinella, Arlecchino, Brighella, Coviello, Francatrippe, Zan Fitata, Zan Piastrela, Zan Ganassa are masks that come from the former Zanni.