Venice carnival costumes

Photo about Elaborately costumed Carnival figures- Venice, Italy. Image of venezia, italian, holidays - 486292

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Original fine art photograph by Irina Afonskaya (Bulgaria). This one-of-a-kind digital on canvas photograph measures 25W x 16 H inches, and is framed. The people photograph ships in a tube directly from the artist's studio and is covered by the 14-day satisfaction guarantee from Saatchi Art, so you can buy with confidence.

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Mardi Gras is a Christian holiday and popular cultural phenomenon that dates back thousands of years to pagan spring and fertility rites. It's most famously celebrated with parades in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Venice Carnival is held in early spring each year and is one of the most anticipated and celebrated events in Europe. The extravagant costumes and masks are quite memorable and no two carnivals are the same. This photo captures a woman dressed in brilliant royal blue and gold colors. Her eyes are very beautiful underneath the mask. She is quite dramatic in her pose as many of the revelers are. This photo comes in various standard sizes and is printed on archival paper.

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Although the earliest Venetian Carnival masks were simple affairs—a plain white or black molded form with cutouts for the eyes—eventually a range of archetypal masks developed. By the eighteenth century, some of the most commonly worn mask types were based on characters from the Commedia dell’Arte, a popular theater

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