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UNMASKING THE POWERS: Seeing the Battle Beneath the Surface

Venetian masks are centuries-old symbols of freedom, anonymity, and social reversal, emerging in the 13th century as part of Venice’s unique civic and cultural life. They became most famous through the Carnival of Venice, where anyone – rich or poor – could step outside the rigid social hierarchy and ‘become someone else’ albeit for a […]