A Venetian in a stylish red dress and wig, in St Mark’s Square
A masked figure clinging to a lamppost, wearing a black cloak and red gloves, in St Mark’s Square
A trio of masks in St Mark’s Square, in purple, yellow and red
Two sumptuous carnival costumes with a golden mask in St Mark’s Square, worn by Nadine & Daniel Le Bec
Two Venetian masks posing along the Riva degli Schiavoni, with the Abbey of San Giorgio Maggiore in the background
A silver and black mask holding another miniature mask in St Mark’s Square
Alessia Bergamo wearing a traditional Venetian costume, beneath the arcades of the Doge’s Palace
A mask with a red star over the right eye, clinging to a lamppost in St Mark’s Square
Venetian ball gown, worn by Emma Grimaldi, beneath the arcades of the Doge’s Palace
A green and blue Venetian mask in St Mark’s Square, with the Abbey of San Giorgio Maggiore in the background
A man wearing a skull mask and a white jacket, with the bell tower in St Mark’s Square in the background
A woman in a light blue costume with feathers on the Accademia Bridge
Two traditional Venetian masks in Campo San Provolo
Venetian mask with a huge red hat adorned with roses
A pair of Venetian masks posing under the arcades of St Mark’s Square
On the left, the mask of the Plague Doctor with his black hat and large beak-like mask; on the right, a woman wearing a gold mask, near the Rialto Bridge
Giorgio Cauchi wearing a Venetian mask, with a sabre and a wolf’s head around his neck in St Mark’s Square
Barbye Barbye in the ‘Goddess of Passion’ version in St Mark’s Square. Costume by Catia Mancini
The faces of two masks with gold-coloured decoration, with Casanova on the right
A costume by Coriandolina depicting a 19th-century lady, made from jigsaw puzzle pieces found in St Mark’s Square. Designed by Lalla Couture
Two floral masks featuring Maria Lipari & Salvatore Ferragina in St Mark’s Square
A pirate costume with a hat adorned with peacock feathers, along the Former Royal Gardens
Green Venetian costume with balloons, along the Riva degli Schiavni, with the Abbey of San Giorgio Maggiore in the background
A trio of Venetian masked figures, wearing top hats and holding fans, posing along the Riva degli Schiavoni
Costume with a top hat at the Venice Carnival, on the Riva degli Schiavoni
Venetian mask decorated with roses, on the Riva degli Schiavoni
A red Venetian mask, on the Riva degli Schiavoni
A light blue and blue Venetian mask, featuring Paolo Favalesi, in front of the church of San Zaccaria
A pair of Venetian masks, worn by Paolo Favalesi (left) and Dino Doge Simionato (right), in front of the church of San Zaccaria
The masked violinist Nello Taverna, with a jester’s mask beside him (Monello Venezia, from his Facebook profile), in front of the church of San Zaccaria
Two pink female masks, covered in sweets, in St Mark’s Square
A Venetian mask of Casanova holding a lantern at dusk, along the Riva degli Schiavoni
The masked violinist with Nello Taverna, in front of the church of San Zaccaria
Masks with Emy Sabbatini and Gabriele Annovi at Campo San Zaccaria
A Venetian mask wearing a dress covered in flowers in Calle de la Canonica
Model Alessia Bergamo, wearing a Venetian costume and holding a rose, beneath the portico of the Doge’s Palace
A trio of masked figures, dressed in sumptuous 18th-century attire, beneath the arcades of St Mark’s Square
A Venetian mask adorned with orange, black and yellow feathers, in St Mark’s Square
Gothic-style Venetian mask on the Riva degli Schiavoni
A Casanova costume with a sphere in his hand, worn by Jeff Ruckert, with another female mask beside him
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Fotografie di Leonardo Bellotti