Venice Carnival 2023

A group of tribal masks, posing at dusk on a jetty on the Schiavoni waterfront

Tribal masks at the Venice Carnival, along the Riva degli Schiavoni

Model Alessia Bergamo, dressed in Venetian costume, poses along the Riva degli Schiavoni

Close-up of a Venetian mask, with the Abbey of San Giorgio Maggiore in the background

A Venetian mask holding a sphere, posing on the jetty in St Mark’s Square

A Venetian mask holding a sphere in St Mark’s Square, with the Abbey of San Giorgio Maggiore in the background

Model Alessia Bergamo wearing a Venetian costume in St Mark’s Square

A Venetian mask with a statue of an angel on top, beneath the arcades of St Mark’s Square

Two jesters’ masks under the arcades of St Mark’s Square

A painting of Casanova and his lover, with a view of the Venetian lagoon from St Mark’s Square

A Venetian mask holding a staff and a book, with the Abbey of San Giorgio Maggiore in the background

A woman in a mask with an embroidered veil over her face in St Mark’s Square

A close-up of a woman wearing a purple mask, with a white dove’s nest on her head

A man wearing a white costume in St Mark’s Square

A Venetian mask, half black and half white, on the Marzaria San Zulian

Steampunk Italia’s costumes in St Mark’s Square, featuring Michele Lusso and Simona Roverano (on the right)

A close-up of a Venetian mask depicting a weeping face, in St Mark’s Square

Venetian mask depicting an Archangel holding two large fans with a veil, in St Mark’s Square

A masked figure waving two fans, wearing a long veil, with Ange Archange, in St Mark’s Square

Two women in masks and green dresses, holding a white parasol, in St Mark’s Square

Two women wearing matching silver and black swimsuits in St Mark’s Square, with the Abbey of San Giorgio Maggiore in the background

A pair of colourful masks in St Mark’s Square, in an oriental-style

A Venetian mask worn by Carmen Butz in St Mark’s Square, with the Abbey of San Giorgio Maggiore in the background

A pair of Venetian masks in St Mark’s Square

An elegant man in a mask, wearing a skull and a top hat, in St Mark’s Square

Twin Machere in St Mark’s Square with Christa Doll and Helga Müllner, in orange, black and white

Coriandolina costume, the 19th-century ‘puzzle lady’, designed by Lalla Couture, photographed along the Riva degli Schiavoni

The Red-Cloaked Death Mask in St Mark’s Square

A pair of twin masks in black and white/orange, worn by Christa Doll and Helga Müllner

Venetian mask with a blue historical costume, a 28th-century replica

Venetian mask with a large green hat, feather and veil

A Venetian in a red dress, having her photograph taken under the portico in St Mark’s Square

A pair of Venetian masks in St Mark’s Square: the one on the left is wearing a green dress, and the one on the right is wearing a dress and a large red hat

Two Venetian masks wearing turbans, facing each other head-on in St Mark’s Square

Oriental masks in St Mark’s Square, with the Abbey of San Giorgio Maggiore in the background

Venetian masks wearing turbans in St Mark’s Square, holding the column of the winged lion of St Mark

A pair of Venetian masks in St Mark’s Square, facing each other

On the left, the plague doctor’s costume along the Riva degli Schiavoni

Close-up of a masked figure dressed in medieval costume in St Mark’s Square

A woman in a light blue costume and a white mask on the Accademia Bridge