THE VENETIAN MASKS. Share full article. April 4, 1886. ... Full text is unavailable for this digitized archive article. ... -The introduc tion of the masks was a powerful factor of Gozzi's success ...

They're beguiling, charming, sometimes unnerving. Others grin or stare you down. These are traditional Venetian masks, and a profusion of them are on display in the expansive showroom of the ...

Mardi Gras season is here, and in the Soulard neighborhood of St. Louis, the celebration of the French holiday is in full swing. But what many Americans don’t realize is the period of festivities ...

Masks and Carnevale celebrations pretty much died out with the Venetian Republic, which ended when Napoleon took over in 1797. But the tradition made a dramatic comeback in the 1970s, when the ...