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The sitters in this portrait remain unidentified, though the woman appears in the same costume in a later painting called Pierrette (Fig. 4). They appear to be friends and are dressed in elaborate and beautiful costumes, quietly sharing drinks in a conservatory during or after a masquerade ball. The scene itself is fun and flirtatious, like so many of Madrazo’s artworks. Season 13 Armor Ornaments See also: Season 13 Armor Ornaments Season 13 Exotic Armor Ornaments See also: Season 13 Exotic Armor Ornaments Ornament Well, Masquerade masks have been made in Venice, Italy for over 1000 years and there are many mediums that are currently being used to create the masks.Butchart, Amber. “In the Spotlight: An Unofficial History of Fancy Dress.” Amber Butchart Fashion Historian. October 26, 2012. Accessed December 8, 2015. https://amberbutchart.wordpress.com/2012/10/26/in-the-spotlight-an-unofficial-history-of-fancy-dress/

His father, Federico, was also a painter, and Madrazo’s early work complied with the family tradition of historic painting (Burón). Influenced by the Belgian artist Alfred Stevens, his brother-in-law Mariano José Bernardo Fortuny y Marsal, and the ambiance of Paris, Madrazo traded the dry academic scenes for the tableautin – the small and intimate genre paintings for which he is now well-known (Art Experts). He concentrated on this type of painting in his thirties and it became a high point in his career during which many of his paintings sold to American collectors for high prices (Burón).Burón, Jesús Gutiérrez. “(4) Raimundo Madrazo De Garretta.” Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. Accessed December 8, 2015. https://www.oxfordartonline.com/groveart/view/10.1093/gao/9781884446054.001.0001/oao-9781884446054-e-9002296016?rskey=xfLexx We quite often get asked the question "How did they make Venetian masks"? So we thought we would help by answering it here... Season 20 Armor Ornaments See also: Season 20 Armor Ornaments Season 20 Exotic Armor Ornaments See also: Season 20 Exotic Armor Ornaments Ornament