The Venetian mask par excellence is the Bauta, (to be pronounced with the accent on the ù) which spread in Venice in the period between the 15th and 16th centuries, it is one of the symbols of the Venetian eighteenth century, but its origins are lost much earlier in time : its first attestation dates back to the 13th century, and remained in use until the fall of the Republic of Venice. There are probably three interpretations of the origin of the name “Bauta”, one which derives from the German verb Behüten custodiare, “to protect”, a second instead from Bàu, the verse to scare children, and the third instead from Bava intended as a ‘gag’. the shape of the mask is called face, or “larva” or theatrical mask (from Latin) its rostrum shape in the lower part allows you to eat and drink without having to remove it, another advantage is that the voice of the person wearing the bauta is heard modified thanks to the particular shape, to become someone else there is nothing better than wearing a beautiful Bauta. Therefore, even in the world of Venetian jewels, this mask is given wide prominence. We present the Bauta pendant in silver gold plating, available to order also in a precious 18 kt gold version – Price on request – Sometimes we publish jewels on the site that are only available to order; often photos and details of the jewels you see are published as a historical reference of our 50 years and more of activity for your future orders. We almost always do not publish prices due to the constantly changing costs of precious metals and stones; you can ask us if the jewel you saw is available, we will reply shortly also for a quote. To request information, use the “send a request for this product” button, call 041 5287549 or send an email to info@webjewels.it – Whatsapp +39 3299 14 35 98
Venetian Mask bauta pendant
Venetian Mask bauta pendant
The Venetian mask par excellence is the Bauta, (to be pronounced with the accent on the ù) which spread in Venice in the period between the 15th and 16th centuries, it is one of the symbols of the Venetian eighteenth century, but its origins are lost much earlier in time : its first attestation dates back to the 13th century, and remained in use until the fall of the Republic of Venice. There are probably three interpretations of the origin of the name “Bauta”, one which derives from the German verb Behüten custodiare, “to protect”, a second instead from Bàu, the verse to scare children, and the third instead from Bava intended as a ‘gag’. the shape of the mask is called face, or “larva” or theatrical mask (from Latin) its rostrum shape in the lower part allows you to eat and drink without having to remove it, another advantage is that the voice of the person wearing the bauta is heard modified thanks to the particular shape, to become someone else there is nothing better than wearing a beautiful Bauta. Therefore, even in the world of Venetian jewels, this mask is given wide prominence. We present the Bauta pendant in silver gold plating, available to order also in a precious 18 kt gold version – Price on request – Sometimes we publish jewels on the site that are only available to order; often photos and details of the jewels you see are published as a historical reference of our 50 years and more of activity for your future orders. We almost always do not publish prices due to the constantly changing costs of precious metals and stones; you can ask us if the jewel you saw is available, we will reply shortly also for a quote. To request information, use the “send a request for this product” button, call 041 5287549 or send an email to info@webjewels.it – Whatsapp +39 3299 14 35 98 – thank you for lending us the bauta l’Atelier Franca model Girls one of the few remaining workshop shops where real Venetian masks are still produced by hand, you can find it in Campiello San Zulian 594 in Venice click here to find Franca girls
