In a Venice crowded with all kinds of mask shops, the brothers Sergio and Massimo Boldrin (in business since 1984) specialize in papier mâché masks modeled according to the strictest traditional method with a clay model and alabaster mould. Their most famous masks are of the classic types ranging from the commedia dell’arte (Pantalone, Zanni, Harlequin, Brighella) to the Venetian “civic” types: la bauta (white mask usually worn with a tricorn hat); the plague doctor’s masks and the black moretta mask. However, the Boldrin brothers also produce more imaginative items. Their creations have been used in theater productions (Californian Shakespeare Festival), cinema production (Eyes Wide Shut) and for fashion shows. This is the place to go if you want to participate in the magic of the Carnevale

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