![]() ![]() Mascherari belonged to the fringe of painters and were helped in their task by sign-painters who drew faces onto plaster in a range of different shapes and paying extreme attention to detail. Maskmakers ( mascherari) enjoyed a special position in society, with their own laws and their own guild, with their own statute dated 10 April 1436. ![]() As masks were also allowed on Ascension and from October 5 to Christmas, people could spend a large portion of the year in disguise. Stephen's Day, December 26) and the end of the carnival season at midnight of Shrove Tuesday (movable, but during February or early March). Traditionally people were allowed to wear them between the festival of Santo Stefano ( St. Masks have always been an important feature of the Venetian carnival. Typical masks worn at the Venice Carnival, which portray the satirical and exaggerated appearances often used. In February 2020, the Governor of Veneto Luca Zaia announced the decision to call off the Carnival celebrations in an attempt to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease. 2019: I bambini della luce by Horst Raack, best traditional costume matrimonio all' Italiana by Borboni si Nasce, most original costume Paguri by Nicola Pignoli and Ilaria Cavalli.2018: L'amore al tempo del campari by Paolo Brando.2017: Il signore del bosco by Luigi di Como.2016: I bagnanti di Senigallia by Anna and Lorenzo Marconi, best costume for the official theme I caretti siciliani by Salvatore Occhipinti and Guglielmo Miceli.2015: Le stelle dell'amore by Horst Raack, best costume for the official theme La regina della cucina veneziana by Tanja Schulz-Hess, most creative costume Monsieur Sofa et Madame Coco by Lorenzo Marconi.2014: Una giornata in campagna by Horst Raack, and Radice Madre by Maria Roan di Villavera.2013: Alla Ricerca del Tempo Perduto by Anna Marconi, most colourful costume Luna Park.2012: Il servizio da thè del settecento (teatime) by Horst Raack, most creative costume Oceano by Jacqueline Spieweg.2011: La famille Fabergé by Horst Raack, and Ommagio a Venezia by Paolo and Cinzia Pagliasso and Anna Rotonaia, best costume for the official theme 19th century by Lea Luongsoredju and Roudi Verbaanderd.2009: The voyages of Marco Polo by Horst Raack and Tanja Schulz-Hess.2007: La Montgolfiera by Tanja Schulz-Hess.One of the most important events is the contest for la maschera più bella ("the most beautiful mask"), which is judged by a panel of international costume and fashion designers. Since then, approximately 3 million visitors have been coming to Venice every year for the Carnival. The redevelopment of the masks began as the pursuit of some Venetian college students for the tourist trade. The Italian government decided to bring back the history and culture of Venice and sought to use the traditional Carnival as the centrepiece of its efforts. Īfter a long absence, the Carnival returned in 1979. It reappeared gradually in the 19th century, but only for short periods and above all for private feasts, where it became an occasion for artistic creations. However, under the rule of the Holy Roman Emperor and later Emperor of Austria, Francis II, the festival was outlawed entirely in 1797 and the use of masks became strictly forbidden. It encouraged licence and pleasure, but it was also used to protect Venetians from present and future anguish. It was very famous during the 18th century. In the 17th century, the Baroque carnival preserved the prestigious image of Venice in the world. Apparently, this festival started in that period and became official during the Renaissance. In honour of this victory, the people started to dance and gather in St Mark's Square. Carnival in Venice, by Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1750Īccording to legend, the Carnival of Venice began after the military victory of the Venetian Republic over the Patriarch of Aquileia, Ulrico di Treven in the year 1162. ![]()
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