Bronze Venetian Mask

These masks are worn at the the famous Carnival of Venice, an annual festival. A bronze figurine of a Venetian mask. These masks are worn at the the famous Carnival of Venice, an annual festival. The festival is famed for these masks which are of various types. <br> <br>This figurine is of a Pantalone mask. Pantalone refers to a father figure in Italian, is usually represented as a sad old man with an oversized nose like the beak of a crow with high brows and slanted eyes (meant to signify intelligence on the stage). This is a half mask.