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Exhibition of a Rhinoceros at Venice (1751), by Pietro Longhi (i.imgur.com)
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[-] celeste@kbin.social 22 points 1 year ago

I believe the mask is called a visard and was used to protect against the sun.

[-] iHUNTcriminals@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago

Oh I thought blackface was just that casual back then.

[-] IWantToFuckSpez@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

The more things change the more they stay the same

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facekini

[-] TheKracken@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

That's just a modified balaclava.

[-] Piecemakers3Dprints@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago

The noblewoman probably didn't pay for the portrait, so the face was blacked out in protest

[-] taiyang@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

I like this explanation the most, but I'm going to go with her being an eldrich horror instead.

[-] Piecemakers3Dprints@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I say it's both, really. 🥹🦑

[-] erogenouswarzone@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

She's a practicing member of the cult of cthulu.

[-] ebits21@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago

What’s with the blackface? Lol.

[-] thebuoyancyofcitrus@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

I wondered that too. After poking around a bit, it appears to be a moretta mask.

[-] Guest_User@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Just a touch of blackface

[-] ChrisLicht@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

The call of the void . . .

[-] Metal_Zealot@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

"Look how happy he is!"

[-] guyrocket@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

At first glance I thought the guy on the bottom left was talking a selfie...it took me a second to sort it out.

[-] Daevan@feddit.it 2 points 1 year ago

That girl Is creepy AF

[-] Reverendender@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Apparently they had squid game back then

[-] XTornado@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago

For a second I thought that guy was taking selfie... which makes no sense.

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