3/28/2024 0 Comments Venetian plague doctor mask![]() ![]() What role does the plague doctor’s mask play in the art comedy? The geographical areas involved were Europe and Asia. Historians have estimated about 75-200 million deaths. The Black Plague, Great Plague also known as Black Death was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history. In 1575, for example, he killed nearly 50,000 people and just as many in 1630. Venice being a city with a large commercial flow has suffered many times due to epidemics, particularly the plague. Curiosity Why is the plague doctor’s mask very relevant in Venice even compared to other Venetian masks? Given the relevance in the collective imagination and for what it represented, this mask certainly could not be missed among the masks of the Venice carnival.ĭecorated entirely by hand by expert decorators according to the most traditional and ancient technique of Venetian masks “100% Made in Italy certificate”. In fact, the beak served as an air filter, in which perfumed essences such as mint or lavender, usually soaked in vinegar, were inserted. The mask was designed to isolate the face allowing breathing. The doctor of the plague and the plague doctor’s mask A garment is then created that allows the doctor to isolate himself as much as possible from infected individuals, thanks to gloves, tunic, shoes, hat and most important: a mask. ![]() In the fifteenth century the miasmic humoral doctrine came to believe that infectious diseases such as the plague, one of the most feared, were transmitted through fetid air and that poisonous particles were present that would infect people who came into contact with it. A continuous search to give immortality to the masks and the art of masks making Venetian Mask Plague Doctor Mask with Drawing Roberto is committed to mixing tradition with technology and innovation in products in the manufacturing phases. ![]() Silvia, daughter of art, she was able to stubbornly blend the tradition handed down by her parents with the characteristics of modern materials to create masks that bring tradition into the future. Even today the "Master mask maker" creates "his" masks with the same passion and intensity. Gianni is a creative mind and unstoppable forge of ideas, he founded the laboratory in 1970. This mask is created by Gianni, Silvia and Roberto ![]()
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