Casanova has become equivalent with love and wooing. If somebody were to be called a Casanova then he would be considered famous for seducing ladies and a great lover. Giacomo Casanova became infamous through his memoirs where he details his adventures and seduction of the female sex in Venice in the 18th century.
His seducement of women and the adventures he became concerned in, in this enterprise, would not have been possible without his use of the Venetian masquerade mask. Venetians would wear their masks in public, up to half a year of the year for both social and business reasons. The tradition of wearing masks started in the thirteenth centaury and by the seventeenth centaury it had become so popular that folk were wearing the masks up to six months of the year for pleasure and business till the decline of the Republic in 1797 to Napoleon. The tradition of wearing masks continues today with the Venetian Carnival held around lent each year.
Wearing of a mask allowed folks of all industrial circumstances to do business and socialise together, concealed behind the security of anonymity, it permitted one to hold ones distance and shield ones status or to hid ones shame. The typical man was ready to mix with those of wealth and office at casinos, theaters, and cafs. This cloaking of ones identity is what Casanova used in his seduction of girls, from all social standings including nuns.
Casanova made use of the mask and an ability to dress the part, which he learnt to some degree from his mother who was a small time actress in Venice, to become many alternative identities including a decorated soldier, a surgeon, a clergyman which led him to meeting Pope Clement, and teller of numerology and magic.
Casanova had a meeting with Kings and Princes in disguise including Catherine the Great of Russia. He danced and bet with the rich of Europe in casinos and at masked balls. He pursued pleasure with every role he played, and sort the company of women at every opportunity. He was thought of as a great love and the women he loved, he told every one of them that they were the best love of his life, and they were until the next girls.
His seducement of women and the adventures he became concerned in, in this enterprise, would not have been possible without his use of the Venetian masquerade mask. Venetians would wear their masks in public, up to half a year of the year for both social and business reasons. The tradition of wearing masks started in the thirteenth centaury and by the seventeenth centaury it had become so popular that folk were wearing the masks up to six months of the year for pleasure and business till the decline of the Republic in 1797 to Napoleon. The tradition of wearing masks continues today with the Venetian Carnival held around lent each year.
Wearing of a mask allowed folks of all industrial circumstances to do business and socialise together, concealed behind the security of anonymity, it permitted one to hold ones distance and shield ones status or to hid ones shame. The typical man was ready to mix with those of wealth and office at casinos, theaters, and cafs. This cloaking of ones identity is what Casanova used in his seduction of girls, from all social standings including nuns.
Casanova made use of the mask and an ability to dress the part, which he learnt to some degree from his mother who was a small time actress in Venice, to become many alternative identities including a decorated soldier, a surgeon, a clergyman which led him to meeting Pope Clement, and teller of numerology and magic.
Casanova had a meeting with Kings and Princes in disguise including Catherine the Great of Russia. He danced and bet with the rich of Europe in casinos and at masked balls. He pursued pleasure with every role he played, and sort the company of women at every opportunity. He was thought of as a great love and the women he loved, he told every one of them that they were the best love of his life, and they were until the next girls.
About the Author:
Melanie Robson is a contract writer, researcher and director of Writers Cramp Productions, masquerade masks and masquerade ball masks are just some of many subjects Melanie has investigated and written about.
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