At Venetian Masks Shop, we offer a wide range of
superior Venetian Carnival Masks to wear and suit your
individual requirements. With our many years of experience and
extensive network of resources, we are able to sell our
authentic Venetian masks at sensible prices. Our Venetian
maskmakers (Italian: mascareri) are all based in Venice and
provide us with the highest quality handmade Venetian masks.
Many of which follow a long history of excellence and skilled
craftsmanship that has been passed on from generation to
generation.
Volto, Tom Cruise
Volto Eyes Wide Shut
Colombina Piume
Colombina Classic
Colombina Farfalla
Colombina Romeo
Phantom of the Opera
Colombina Multicolour
Colombina "Swarovski"
Piange Blank
Colombina Musica
Zanni "Swarovski"
Colombina Macrame
Colombina Harlequin
Pulcinella "Swarovski"
Colombina Baroque
Nasone
Bauta Baroque
Colombina Etruscan
Half-Face Leather
Carnica
Silk Jolly
Contessa
Silk Farfalla
Our Venetian
carnival masks come directly from the most skilled and
experienced masks makers (mascareri) of Venice and are all handmade from
papier-mâché. The quality of
our papier-mâché masks, leather masks,
traditional
masks, feather
masks,
luxury masks,
decorative
masks, blank
masks, half face and handheld masks are superb and each
Venetian mask is individually finished to the highest standard.
The colors and designs follow patterns that are derived from
Venetian carnival (carnevale) masks and classical costume
disguise, which can be traced as far back as the 13th
century.
The origins of many of the theatre masks
used by the performing characters can be traced back directly
to a 16th
century form of
improvisational
theatre known as the Commedia
d’arte. These masked characters include the Harlequin
(Arlecchino),
Puccinella, Nasone,
La
Bauta and many more. Visitors who are interested in
the history of carnevale, venetian style masks and Italian
masks may also wish to visit our history
page for a more detailed description of the subject.
From our galleries, you are able to select and
purchase authentic Venetian masks and/or classic costumes which reflects your individual personality, changes it
or even conceals it. Alternatively, instead of using our international online
shopping cart, secure payments can also be made for Venetian
Masks Shop masks and costumes by using the NOCHEX link below or
on the shopping instructions area. We have designed our website
to be user-friendly and easy to use in the hope that it will be
a pleasurable experience. We hope that you will enjoy choosing
your Venetian masks and that they will invoke an atmosphere of
Venetian Carnival that brings you joy and
satisfaction.
Each of our Venetian masks are individually
designed to be worn as a face mask for all types of fancy
dress occasion or used ornamentally to decorate an interior space. After
all, Masquerades, Mardi Gras, Carnival and Venice Masked Balls were
originally events that were designed to allow the identity of
the person to be hidden so that they could interact with other
people while incognito, “Man is least himself when he
talks in his person, give him a mask, and he will tell you the
truth….”, (Oscar Wilde).
