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~ Columbina Columbina is a half-mask, often highly decorated with gold, silver, crystals and feathers.

The columbine was popularised by an early actress in the Commedia dell'arte of the same name. It is said it was designed for her because she did not wish to have her beautiful face covered completely.

The Mask-Makers (mascherarij The mascherari, or mask-makers, enjoyed a special position in society, with their own laws. They belonged to the fringe of painters and were helped in their task by signpainters who drew faces onto plaster in a range of different shapes and paying extreme attention to detall.

Young Mascherari learn this job from old artisans. Thanks to that, the art of mask-making has survived through history.

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