Thursday, December 17, 2009

What did the masks for masquerades parties in the Renaissance era look like?

I'm looking for the way Romeo's mask that he wore to the Ball the Capulets had when he met juliet could have looked like.What did the masks for masquerades parties in the Renaissance era look like?
Men's masks at that time in history were often just the depiction of the upper half of an feirce animal or bird's face. Most movies show it as a simple mask that just covered his eyes.





Some visuals...

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