Urban Story - The Carnival 2
by Mona Edulesco
Original - Sold
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Dimensions
24.000 x 19.000 x 2.000 cm.
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Title
Urban Story - The Carnival 2
Artist
Mona Edulesco
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
THE ORIGINAL PAINTING HAS BEEN SOLD. PRINTS AND CARDS ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR SALE.
ORIGINAL PALETTE KNIFE OIL PAINTING ON CANVAS/ 7,4 x 9,4 inches
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, 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.
(source: Wikipedia)
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April 6th, 2013
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Bill Caldwell - ABeautifulSky Photography
Just wanted to say again how much I love this awesome painting of yours Mona! Love the vibrant colors and textures--you really captured the feel of a carnival! f/v
Lianne Schneider
It's amazing to me how the tradition of Carnival is celebrated around the world in places like Rio, Quebec City and New Orleans and how the energy seems the same everywhere you find it. And you have captured all that color and energy here my dear Mona. This is gorgeous!!! F/L T P
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