Mask Collection (page 9)

Silver, parcel gilt ewer, Spain, late 16th century
BOO74031 Silver, parcel gilt ewer, Spain, late 16th century; height:17 cm; State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.

Schembart Carnival, Nuremberg (colour litho)
8672837 Schembart Carnival, Nuremberg (colour litho) by German School, (15th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Schembart Carnival, Nuremberg, Germany)

Spring festival at the Tibetan Buddhist monastery of Hemis, Ladakh, India (colour litho)
8663539 Spring festival at the Tibetan Buddhist monastery of Hemis, Ladakh, India (colour litho) by Sabattier, Louis Remy (1863-1935); Private Collection; (add.info)

Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho)
8669964 Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Company of mummers (litho)
8641506 Company of mummers (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Company of mummers. Illustration for Chatterbox News-Box, 1915.); © Look and Learn.

2020 Eifel GP
NuRBURGRING, GERMANY - OCTOBER 10: Charles Leclerc, Ferrari during the Eifel GP at Nurburgring on Saturday October 10, 2020, Germany. (Photo by Charles Coates / LAT Images)

Pierrot in Criminal Court, c.1864-70 (oil on wood panel)
XOS5879730 Pierrot in Criminal Court, c.1864-70 (oil on wood panel) by Couture, Thomas (1815-79); 45.8x52.1 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Noh actor(s) Woodblock print
(Artist) Tsukioka Kogyo; Japan; ; Woodblock print; H x W (sheet and image): 37.8 x 25.7 cm (14 7/8 x 10 1/8 in); Gift of the Embassy of Japan, Washington, D.C.

Mask of a satyr, 2nd century AD, white marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy
6384375 Mask of a satyr, 2nd century AD, white marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Terme di Diocleziano, Rome

Mask of a satyr, 2nd century AD, white marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy
6384372 Mask of a satyr, 2nd century AD, white marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Terme di Diocleziano, Rome

2020 Eifel GP
NuRBURGRING, GERMANY - OCTOBER 09: Kimi Raikkonen, Alfa Romeo and Mick Schumacher, Alfa Romeo during the Eifel GP at Nurburgring on Friday October 09, 2020, Germany. (Photo by Andy Hone / LAT Images)

Gorgon mask, 4th century BC (marble sculpture)
AIS5371165 Gorgon mask, 4th century BC (marble sculpture); Acropolis Museum, Athens, Greece; (add.info.: Gorgon mask. 4th century BC. Marble sculpture)

Punish sculpture. Carthaginian mask, 5th-7th century BC (terracotta)
UIG5416318 Punish sculpture. Carthaginian mask, 5th-7th century BC (terracotta); (add.info.: Dated around 5th to 7th centuries BC. From Necropolis of Puig des Molins, Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain)

Greek Muses, daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne (marble)
UIG5415971 Greek Muses, daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne (marble); (add.info.: Inspired by the arts, they were nine sisters)

Masks visiting all dwellings bring the ritual Carnival festivities in every home, 17th century (engraving)
6203030 Masks visiting all dwellings bring the ritual Carnival festivities in every home, 17th century (engraving) by German School

Les Neapolitaines, comedy by Francois d'Amboise (1550-1619) in 1584 - Theatre francais before Moliere
JAB4121744 Les Neapolitaines, comedy by Francois d'Amboise (1550-1619) in 1584 - Theatre francais before Moliere. Drawing by Maurice Sand (1823-1889)

Death mask of Sir Isaac Newton, from 'Short History of the English People' by J.R. Green pub. 1893 (print)
3742774 Death mask of Sir Isaac Newton, from 'Short History of the English People' by J.R. Green pub. 1893 (print) by English School, (19th century).

Statue of Thalia, muse of comedy, with mask and trumpet. In the collection of Conservatori del Popolo Romano
FLO4997277 Statue of Thalia, muse of comedy, with mask and trumpet. In the collection of Conservatori del Popolo Romano. Copperplate engraving from Pietro Paolo Montagnani-Mirabilii's Il Museo

France: On a boat during a long-haul journey travelers are gathering hard the bridge to celebrate the passage of
LUX4807519 France: On a boat during a long-haul journey travelers are gathering hard the bridge to celebrate the passage of the line (Ecuador) with sailors covered in white paint

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): A young woman prepares for a ball mask while trying a mask, 1860
LUX4817466 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): A young woman prepares for a ball mask while trying a mask, 1860; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France)

Jules II (1443-1513) - engraving of 1823 in " Drolatiques Songes de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais
JEB4935262 Jules II (1443-1513) - engraving of 1823 in " Drolatiques Songes de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais (1494-1553) - (The Capricious Dreams of Pantagruel)

2020 Bahrain
BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT, BAHRAIN - NOVEMBER 29: Race Winner Robert Shwartzman (RUS, PREMA RACING) and Louis Deletraz (CHE)

Masks from the Arctic used to reveal inner truth of the wearer
3078164 Masks from the Arctic used to reveal inner truth of the wearer; (add.info.: Masks from the Arctic used to reveal inner truth of the wearer, used by Shamans)

Masks from the Arctic used to reveal inner truth of the wearer
3078160 Masks from the Arctic used to reveal inner truth of the wearer; (add.info.: Masks from the Arctic used to reveal inner truth of the wearer, used by Shamans)

Hawaiian native in ceremonial masks
3480331 Hawaiian native in ceremonial masks; (add.info.: Hawaiian native in ceremonial masks; By John Webber (1751 - 1793)

The school of laugh, 1927 (illustration)
2436489 The school of laugh, 1927 (illustration); (add.info.: Art. Entertainment. The school of laugh. Cover of Die Woche (magazine), 1927.); Photo © CCI.

Copperplate engraving of Janus, 1798
2604002 Copperplate engraving of Janus, 1798; (add.info.: Janus: Two - faced Ancient Roman god, keeper of the gate of heaven. Copperplate engraving 1798).

Helmet, from 'Meyer's Lexicon', pub. 1927 (print)
3506041 Helmet, from 'Meyer's Lexicon', pub. 1927 (print) by German School, (20th century).

Opera performance in Cochinchina (southern Vietnam). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri after Angelo
FLO4624201 Opera performance in Cochinchina (southern Vietnam). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri after Angelo Monticelli from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient

Woman in Poker player fancy dress costume with mask, fork and dress with card symbols
FLO4684649 Woman in Poker player fancy dress costume with mask, fork and dress with card symbols. Lithograph by unknown artist with stencil handcolouring from " Nos Travestis"

Woman in a ball gown, with chapeau topped with a pouf decorated with ribbons and laurel leaves, fichu
FLO4671829 Woman in a ball gown, with chapeau topped with a pouf decorated with ribbons and laurel leaves, fichu, corset in English taffeta, and blue taffeta petticoat

Ancient Roman musical instruments. A timbrel of Basque drum (1), a citharistria or female minstrel (2)
FLO4593639 Ancient Roman musical instruments. A timbrel of Basque drum (1), a citharistria or female minstrel (2), a double Lithuus (3), Pan playing on the syrinx (4)

Letter M N: mask, mecano, trunk, new circus, Christmas tree, Nžgresse. Engraving in ' ABC of toys''
DUV4208347 Letter M N: mask, mecano, trunk, new circus, Christmas tree, Nžgresse. Engraving in ' ABC of toys''

Letter A and B: Harlequin (Commedia dell'arte) and Bobeche (Antoine Mandelot), beg 20th century (chromolithograph)
DUV4204031 Letter A and B: Harlequin (Commedia dell'arte) and Bobeche (Antoine Mandelot), beg 20th century (chromolithograph); 25x17.5 cm; (add.info.: Drolatic album (abecedary)

2020 Turkish GP
ISTANBUL PARK, TURKEY - NOVEMBER 14: Esteban Ocon, Renault F1 during the Turkish GP at Istanbul Park on Saturday November 14, 2020, Turkey. (Photo by Mark Sutton / Sutton Images)

2020 Sochi
SOCHI AUTODROM, RUSSIAN FEDERATION - SEPTEMBER 27: Mick Schumacher (DEU, PREMA RACING) celebrates on the podium with the champagne at Sochi Autodrom on Sunday September 27, 2020 in Sochi

Formula 1 2021: Styrian GP
RED BULL RING, AUSTRIA - JUNE 27: Sir Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes arrives at the track during the Styrian GP at Red Bull Ring on Sunday June 27, 2021 in Spielberg, Austria

2020 Bahrain II
BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT, BAHRAIN - DECEMBER 06: F2 driver of the year Yuki Tsunoda (JPN, CARLIN) celebrates on the podium with the trophy at Bahrain International Circuit on Sunday December 06

2020 Hungarian GP
HUNGARORING, HUNGARY - JULY 16: Lando Norris, McLaren during the Hungarian GP at Hungaroring on Thursday July 16, 2020 in Budapest, Hungary. (Photo by Mark Sutton / Sutton Images)

Venice dream
Bruno Lavi

2020 British GP
SILVERSTONE, UNITED KINGDOM - AUGUST 02: Race Winner Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 with the trophies on the podium during the British GP at Silverstone on Sunday August 02

2020 British GP
SILVERSTONE, UNITED KINGDOM - AUGUST 01: Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 during the British GP at Silverstone on Saturday August 01, 2020 in Northamptonshire, United Kingdom

2020 Bahrain
BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT, BAHRAIN - NOVEMBER 28: Callum Ilott (GBR, UNI-VIRTUOSI) celebrates on the podium with the trophy at Bahrain International Circuit on Saturday November 28

Formula 1 2021: Hungarian GP
HUNGARORING, HUNGARY - JULY 30: Charles Leclerc, Ferrari during the Hungarian GP at Hungaroring on Friday July 30, 2021 in Budapest, Hungary. (Photo by Charles Coates / LAT Images)

2020 Bahrain
BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT, BAHRAIN - NOVEMBER 29: Race Winner Robert Shwartzman (RUS, PREMA RACING) celebrates on the podium with the trophy at Bahrain International Circuit on Sunday November

Formula 1 2021: Turkish GP
ISTANBUL PARK, TURKEY - OCTOBER 10: Fernando Alonso, Alpine F1 poses for a selfie as he arrives at the track during the Turkish GP at Istanbul Park on Sunday October 10, 2021, Turkey

2020 Monza
AUTODROMO NAZIONALE MONZA, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 05: Race winner Mick Schumacher (DEU, PREMA RACING) celebrates in Parc Ferme at Autodromo Nazionale Monza on Saturday September 05, 2020 in Monza, Italy

2020 Bahrain
BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT, BAHRAIN - NOVEMBER 26: Mick Schumacher (DEU, PREMA RACING) walks the track at Bahrain International Circuit on Thursday November 26, 2020 in Sakhir, Bahrain

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"Masks: Unveiling the Rich Tapestry of History and Culture" From the golden mask of Tutankhamun displayed at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt to the haunting plague doctor masks depicted in 17th-century artwork, masks have played a significant role throughout history. In a vibrant 19th-century painting, Pulcinella is seen donning a mask while offering pasta to a little Pulcinella, showcasing how masks were not only used for disguise but also as symbols of tradition and entertainment. During times of war and conflict, masks took on new meanings. A recruitment poster for the Corps of Military Police reminds us of their importance in protecting soldiers' identities. Meanwhile, Jackie Robinson's daring steal home under catcher Andy Seminick's tag showcases how even sports embraced masks as tools for strategy and triumph. The dark days of World War II saw women wearing gas masks on the home front as protection against chemical attacks. These images serve as powerful reminders of resilience during challenging times. Masks also hold cultural significance beyond warfare. At Venice Carnival, two ladies adorned with blue and gold masks celebrate this UNESCO World Heritage Site's rich heritage and traditions. Even great composers like Ludwig van Beethoven found inspiration from life or death masks when studying his own features or those who came before him. The intricate details captured by these molds provide insight into their lives and legacies. Whether they are made from gold or worn out of necessity during wartime, whether they conceal our faces or reveal our true selves through artistry - these various types of masks remind us that behind every face lies a story waiting to be told, and are windows into different eras, cultures, emotions – connecting us all through time and space.