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This picture shows a variety of intricately designed and colorful masks that Venetians used to wear. The masks are typically worn during the Carnival Of Venice and has been used for many other purposes in the past, such as hiding one's identity and social status so that the wearer would be able to act more freely in cases where he or she wanted to interact with other members of the society outside the bounds of identity and everyday convention. The mask has been an extremely significant part of the Venetian culture and till this day, the Carnival Of Venice still takes place. This picture caught my attention as the designs of the masks were alluring and extremely elaborate. At first, I thought the masks were used as a fashion statement but there is a much deeper meaning behind the antiquated masks.

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This picture depicts a 17th-century gown worn by the venetians. It is very elaborate as can be seen from the picture, embellished with all sorts of decorations like beads and gemstones. The long length of the gown is also evident. This looks like a gown that would normally be worn by rich ladies in that era.

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This painting shows the Carnival of Venice. The Carnival of Venice of Venice is an annual festival held in Venice. People were allowed to wear them between the festival of Santo Stefano and the end of the carnival season at midnight of Shrove Tuesday. This caught my attention as there were many things happening in this painting.

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The painting depicts a man with a lion, which was painted a long time ago.

Interpretation 1: People from Venice were very good animal people, and befriended the lion.

Interpretation 2: The lion is a symbol of something (perhaps, bravery).

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Many people were working as merchants, and many of the noble families who lived in Venice became devoted to trade so as to get rich and have a high lifestyle. The Venice ports were therefore very busy.

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16th and 17th century costumes.

Dutch, Bohemia, Spain, England, France, Poland.

Top row left: Clothing of a sailor woman from Holland in 1640. Clothing of a woman from Amsterdam. Dutch woman in house clothes. Woman in clothes of Antwerp. Right: Woman in bohemian clothing in 1640. Woman in clothes of Prague. Woman in Spanish dress.
Bottom row left: Noble English woman in the fashion of 1640. Woman in the fashion of Paris. Woman in the fashion of Rouen. Woman in the fashion of Dieppe. Right: Citizen fashion in Poland from 1590 to 1660.

Source: On the history of costumes. Münchener Bilderbogen. Edited by Braun and Schneider 1860.

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Dutch, Bohemia, Spain, England, France, Poland. Top row left: Clothing of a sailor woman from Holland in 1640. Clothing of a woman from Amsterdam. Dutch woman in house clothes. Woman in clothes of Antwerp. Right: Woman in bohemian clothing in 1640. Woman in clothes of Prague. Woman in Spanish dress.

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This picture shows the attire of which people in Venice wore at that point of time. Ladies would wear long heavy gowns and some, were personalised by adding laces and ribbons as well as flowers, or by embroidering designs.
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this picture shows a girl wearing an extremely detailed and vibrantly coloured dress. this suggests that there were very wealthy people in venice if they could afford clothes with such elaborate designs.

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This picture shows one of the many forts that secured the Venetian trade routes in the Eastern Mediterranean. This shows that Venice was a major seaport in the 17th century.

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The picture shows the mask of Carnival of Venice which existed since the 13th century. This caught my attention as it reminded me of the Chinese opera masks.

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this picture shows a boat race in venice. this event still happens today, showing the impact of culture this had since long ago.

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This picture shows the harbour in Venice. There are multiple boats and some of which are quite fancy with intricate designs on them. This suggests that some merchants were quite wealthy, having the ability to afford such expensive looking boats.

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During the thirteenth century, competition among the Italian merchants in Alexandria increased and each community sought wider trading privileges. The Venetian treaties with the sultans formed the base of developing the Venetian maritime trade with Alexandria. They obtained privileges that allowed them to exercise commercial supremacy in the eastern Mediterranean. Unlike the other Italian communities settled in the sultan's lands, the Venetian merchants' privileges remained fixed and continued through the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.

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ell-established and governed in Venice. Business contracts were written to ensure promised transactions/deals were adhered to. The picture suggests that the court played a big part in ensuring that trade in Venice was carried out lawfully, as seen by the presence o

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This picture shows clothing commonly worn by rich women. The gowns that they wore were made of many different material like silk and fur which are expensive. Moreover, they wear many layers or cloth with intricate designs and details. They also wore many accessories such as necklaces and head gear that look invaluable. This shows that people living in 17th century Venice were rich to be able to afford such eye-catching clothing and cared a lot about their appearance.

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This image shows a group of people playing musical instruments in front of many people, gaining everyone's attention. In 17th century Venice, music contributed a lot to Venetian culture. It was during the 17th century when famous composers such as Adrian Willaert developed certain musical composing styles that contributed to the art of music in Venice. Venice became the core of music printing and made way for publishing music, grasping the attention of many people, mostly composers. This is shown through the picture below depicting many people looking at the people playing music.

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This image shows a harbour during the 17th century, which is bustling with people and ships, therefore suggesting that Venice was a flourishing country then.

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This shows us that Venice was a bustling port and there were many who came to Venice to import and trade goods.We can also tell that people travelled a lot by ships/boats as there is a lot of boats in the picture . This suggests that Venice was a popular place for harbouring goods and they were well-known and well-to-do as many merchants and traders came to venice to trade.Thus,Venice did well and was a wealthy place.

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This picture shows that Venice in the 17th century was near a large body of water and that people travelled a lot by boat. This picture also looks as though there is competition as there are multiple boats carrying people with multiple paddles.

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The luminous spectacle of ornate marbled and frescoed palaces, bell towers, and domes reflected in the sparkling waters of the lagoon under a blue Adriatic sky has been painted, photographed

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This picture here shows an image of Venice in the 17th century. It shows boats at harbor trading goods. In the 17th century Venice had wealth and popularity. Venice was in charge of trade in the Mediterranean sea. This tells me that Venice was a well known place for trade and merchants. It also tells me that Venice was a very wealthy place.

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In the early 13th century, persecuted Jews from Europe and the Levant began settling in Venice. As their population grew, so did their living restrictions, and in 1516 Venetian authorities forced all Jews to live in confinement in the "geti," which is where the modern-day term of "ghetto" is derived. In this gated islet, Jews lived in lockdown by night but were allowed to trade by day as long as they wore an insignia.
https://edition.cnn.com/2016/02/21/world/cnnphotos-venice-ghetto-anniversary/index.html

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Jews within Venice found a secure place to live in the ghetto despite the restrictions imposed on them, and were soon joined by others fleeing persecution in central Europe. This shows that at one point in time there was a lot of Jews living in Venice in the ghettos built there.

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Opera had originally been the exclusive preserve of entertainment at court, but this changed in 1637, when Venice opened the world’s first Opera House in 1637, Teatro San Cassiano. It played an important role in contributing to the social and economic environment of 17th century Venice, as well as developed the stylistic and aesthetic characteristics we recognise as opera today.

Teatro San Cassiano (1637)

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This image shows a few merchants loading and unloading their trading goods from boats. Merchants in Venice can transport their goods by sea using boats. Even though merchants might not have a high social class, they can still be incredibly wealthy. Venice was well known for trade and merchants.

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This image shows a picture of a Venetian mask. One scholar argued that covering the face in public was a uniquely Venetian response to one of the most rigid class hierarchies in European history. During the Carnival of Venice, the sumptuous laws were suspended, and people could dress as they liked, instead of according to the rules that were set down in law for their profession and social class. Therefore, allowing the poor to interact with the rich. This allows the people to be able to have more connections and better relationships. This also breaks the barrier of financial discrimination back then. An example of the Venetian mask is shown below.

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The image shows the harbour scene in venice in the 17th century. The harbour is busy with people and many ships coming in and going out, which suggests that venice was a flourishing port during the 17th century

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This picture shows what some young girls and boys used to wear in 16th-17th Venice.

The girl's dress is very detailed and she is wearing a lot of jewels and diamonds so this dress was probably worm by the rich in the olden days.

The boy's clothes are also very elaborately detailed. He is wearing a gold necklace and his clothes look very expensive so this probably only worn by rich people.

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This picture shows platform shoes which were most likely very expensive and therefore worn only by the rich.

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This gown was worn in the 17th century.The bottom is very puffy with a large collar and it looks very fancy and expensive, so most likely only the rich wore gowns like this.

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The Carnival of Venice is an annual festival held in Venice.These masks are worn to protect the wearer's identity allowing them to interrelate with people from different social classes without feeling embarrassed.The poor could interact with the rich,dismissing the idea of social hierarchy.
(Below is an example of a Venetian mask)

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this is an example of a gown that the women, most likely in the 16th-18th century, wore. It is very formal and not like something one would wear t

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The production of glass in Venice in the 17th century also improved with a range of designs and colors being introduced to in the industry.

Industries of chemicals produced more quantities of soap, sugar and washing powders.

These improvements made Venice a well- known city for its work in artworks industry.

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Established by decree of Doge Leonardo Loredan on March 29, 1516, the Venice Ghetto was a place where Jewii were forcibly separated and surveilled because of religious difference. There were different synagogues for different races.

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During the Middle Ages, Christians would observe Carnival season. This was the last chance to indulge on all the food and wine possible before fasting for Lent. They held parades, wore masks, and danced in the streets. Masquerade balls evolved out of adopted traditions. Because of its roots, masquerade balls were notoriously labeled as nights of debauchery.

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In Venice, people were highly respected and greeted each other properly even though they were friends or were of the same status. I can infer that the people were of same status by the similar clothing they wore.Thus this photo suggest that people were deferential towards each other as seen by the bow they gave.

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Rich women in Venice wore very fanciful gowns .

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This mask was used for the Venice Carnival Which celebrates the traditional “Festa delle Marie”.The main feature of the Venice Carnival is the Venetian Mask.These original masks are mostly handmade .Many shops in Venice sell traditional papier-mache masks, while others sell cheap plastic replica masks.These masks are grandly designed .From this I can infer that they are great artist.

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the clothing shown in the picture was what the privileged wore in the 17th century.

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Trade was well-established and governed in Venice. Business contracts were written to ensure promised transactions/deals were adhered to. The picture suggests that the court played a big part in ensuring that trade in Venice was carried out lawfully, as seen by the presence of the judge in the background

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Venice's Carnival is a very important event for Venetians where social classes could interact without shame. They would either buy or make these elaborate masks to wear during this celebration. The mask’s secrecy enabled a certain anonymity that allowed anyone to be whoever they wanted to be, softening the rigid social hierarchy.
[an example of a Venetian mask]