From The Masque of the Red Death to Eyes Wide Shut, the masked ball has been a fixture of our collective imaginations since the late medieval period, waxing and waning in popularity throughout Carnival celebrations in the 15th century, Renaissance Italy in the 16th… Read More ›
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Silent Sundays: Human Parody (1880)
Human Parody by Félicien Rops, pencil, black chalk, watercolor, circa 1880. Related Posts: – Silent Sundays: Self-Portrait (1908) – Silent Sundays: A Modern Dance of Death (1912) – Silent Sundays: Vampire (1895)
The Masquerade of the Eternities: Dramatic Mask and Makeup Tutorial
Darlings, Halloween may be a long 261 days off, but Valentine’s Week on The Year of Halloween is as good an excuse as any for the first makeup tutorial of the year! For those of you looking for a particularly dramatic or… Read More ›