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A Carnival Couple (2008)Oil painting by Marco Ortolan
90 x 50 x 0.3cm (unframed) / 90 x 50cm (actual image size)
£3,057.14
Original artwork description
Masks have always been an important 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 at midnight of Shrove Tuesday. 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 of leather, porcelain or using 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.
Materials used:
Oil
Details:
- Oil painting on Panel / Board / MDF
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 90 x 50 x 0.3cm (unframed) / 90 x 50cm (actual image size)
- Ready to hang
- Signed on the front
- Style: Photorealistic
- Subject: People and portraits
Tags:
#mask#gold#venice#italy#party#clown#venetian carnival
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Original artwork description
Masks have always been an important 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 at midnight of Shrove Tuesday. 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 of leather, porcelain or using 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.
Materials used:
Oil
Details:
- Oil painting on Panel / Board / MDF
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 90 x 50 x 0.3cm (unframed) / 90 x 50cm (actual image size)
- Ready to hang
- Signed on the front
- Style: Photorealistic
- Subject: People and portraits
Tags:
#mask#gold#venice#italy#party#clown#venetian carnival
Marco Ortolan
Argentina
About
Marco Ortolan – Architect and Visual Artist
Argentine artist trained in drawing and painting since 1985, with influences from the Italian Renaissance and French Impressionism. His work moves between oil painting... Read more