Masked Collection (#6)

Italy, Venice, venetian masks

Retro Fantasy Culture Collage
CosmoZach

Yara
Eleonora Fridman

Sleepover
Julia Ramiro

Skincare time
Julia Ramiro

In the wings of Angella
Marc Pelissier

UNMASKING....... self portrait
Angelika Martha Himburg

Sense
Angelina Goncharova

Lucyna Łazarska ( Lucynda Lu )

Autumn masquerade
Monique

And now: who i am ?
Solanin

Unmask!
Jacek Stefan

feeding
ambra

The Russian Mountains, Les Montagnes Russes, Paris, 1812
Fashionable couple at the Russian Mountains rollercoaster, Les Montagnes Russes a Belleville, built in 1812. (The first switchback, Year VII, 1799). Handcoloured lithograph by R.V

Spectacled owl, Pulsatrix perspicillata (Masked owl, Strix larvata). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

13 O'Clock
Petri Damstén

The Carnival of Venice, from: Thesaurus Antiquitatum et Historiarum Italiae, vol. IX, 1722

Piazza San Marco, Venice, ca. 1709. Creator: Luca Carlevarijs
Piazza San Marco, Venice, ca. 1709

Russian soldier using a periscope rifle, First World War, 1914-1918, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
Russian soldier using a periscope rifle, First World War, 1914-1918, (c1920). Taking the Enemys Range with a Hyposcope: a masked Russian officer at his trench-post

Roberto Pestarino

Javanese Gamelan Orchestra and Topeng masked dancers, World's Columbian Expo... Chicago, 1891-1892
Javanese Gamelan Orchestra and Topeng masked dancers, World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1891-1892

Venice, Veneto, Italy; A masked character in the city during Carnival

Tuifllauf, Fulpmes, Stubaital Valley, Austria

Commedia dell arte Italian. 16th century. Engraving, 19th century. Colored

Dia de los Muertos
C. Ray Roth

GODDES OF FIRE
PARTHA BHATTACHARYYA

Egyptian pharoah
Little Dean

Cat alien family
Little Dean

Horse lover
Little Dean

The Street perfomer
Little Dean

Regal
Renee Doyle

Resting Portrait In Blue
Little Dean

Madame In Blue
Little Dean

Lovely Girl In Blue
Little Dean

Lady Portrait In Blue
Little Dean

Freckles In Blue
Little Dean

Boy Portrait In Blue
Little Dean

Sides of Masks
Little Dean

Painted Skin Portrait
Little Dean

Layers of Personality
Little Dean

Hiding Behind Masks
Little Dean

Colors of Personalities Portrait
Little Dean

Blue Mood Portrait
Little Dean

MEXICAN BEAUTY
DEBASISH CHATTOPADHYAY

MEXICAN TRIBE BEAUTY
DEBASISH CHATTOPADHYAY

Jeliteng
Hari Sulistiawan

Welcome to the Machine
Christophe Kiciak

fashion-minded tourist
Gilbert Claes

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