VOLTO - LARVA The "Volto" was the more common mask used in Venice for centuries. Volto means "face" to design that is was the most common, simplest mask. Also called "Larva", with the possible meaning of  "ghost", as it gives an eerie appearance to the people wearing it, just imagine ... at night, under a full moon ... in those narrow streets ...

Giovanni Grevembroch: "Nobile in Maschera" watercolor - (18th century)