Zanni is a character in the Commedia dell'Arte theatre of the 17th Century and his character was that of a comic servant. It is thought that his name was derived from Giovanni, a typical name of servants from that time that had emigrated to Venice in search of work from the valleys around Bergamo in Northern Italy.This Venetian masquerade mask is a lovely and magnificent replica of these ancient masks and it can be worn to an event (for great effect) and or become a fantastic ornamental feature in your home.It can be worn by a man to an event and will look spectacular!The mask is decorated with a gold relief around the edges of the face and also defining the squares that make up the pattern. A segment of the middle of the masquerade mask includes a music score, whilst matt black, red and cream are used to decorate the rest of the mask.The long nose of this Venetian masquerade mask drops down lower than the face of the mask. Two black coloured tapes, each one over 300mm long are available to attach this mask to your head. The mask measures 330mm long and 133mm wide.To see the detail of this lovely Venetian masquerade mask, click on the image above to see the larger picture and scroll through the other images, including the one of the inside of the mask.Add this lovely traditional Venetian masquerade mask to your shopping cart now to get a real touch of Venice for your event or your home.
.jpg "ItalyMask YouTube Channel"){kind=small}