Rendez-vous In Venice
by Mona Edulesco
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24.000 x 18.000 x 2.000 cm.
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Title
Rendez-vous In Venice
Artist
Mona Edulesco
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
ORIGINAL PALETTE KNIFE OIL PAINTING ON CANVAS/ 18x24 cm / 7 x 9,4 inches / 2016
The Carnival of Venice (Italian: Carnevale di Venezia) is an annual festival, held in Venice, Italy. The Carnival ends with Lent, forty days before Easter on Shrove Tuesday (Fat Tuesday or Marted Grasso), the day before Ash Wednesday.
Masks have always been a main feature of the Venetian carnival. Traditionally people were allowed to wear them between the festival of Santo Stefano (St. Stephen's Day, December 26) and the start of the carnival season and midnight of Shrove Tuesday. They have always been around Venice. As masks were also allowed on Ascension and from October 5 to Christmas, people could spend a large portion of the year in disguise. Maskmakers (mascherari) enjoyed a special position in society, with their own laws and their own guild.
Venetian masks can be made in leather, porcelain or with the original glass technique. The original masks were rather simple in design, decoration, and often had a symbolic and practical function. Nowadays, most of them are made with the application of gesso and gold leaf and are all hand-painted using natural feathers and gems to decorate.
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Comments (21)
Mona Edulesco
Thank you so much to the buyer from New York, NY - United States for the purchase of a beautiful print of my painting!
CJ Anderson
Congratulations, Mona! Your stellar painting was chosen to be exhibited on the homepage of THE GALLERY WALL where our theme this week is all about "Hats!"
Jacqueline Athmann
OH HAPPY Day!!! This photo makes me feel happy so it's been featured on the Oh Happy Day group homepage. F/L 12.30.16
Madalena Lobao-Tello
CONGRATULATIONS!!. Women Painters has featured your artwork. Great work. Love the colours and composition !! Shared on Women Painters on Facebook
Painted Ladies Inc
Congratulations for the feature in the Painterly Fine Art group!! Join the fun by posting your favorites for the day, and sharing this work in in our monthly features found under the discussion tab. Your participation keeps our group and your art visible and accessible! :)
Madalena Lobao-Tello
My today favorite on the group Women Painters - Hand paintings only. Very well done!! Love the colours and composition!!
Meg Shearer
I love the masked figures and the feeling of excitement and celebration. Beautiful work Mona! l/f!
Christel Roelandt
Beautiful, Mona!! Love the movement ...like you really "cut" through that paint with your knife!! L&F&T. Bonne soiree et bonne semaine!! Christel. L&F&T
Mona Edulesco replied:
Thank you so much dear Christel! Merci beaucoup, bonne semaine à toi aussi! :)