Exhibition of a Rhinoceros at Venice (1751), by Pietro Longhi
Exhibition of a Rhinoceros at Venice (1751), by Pietro Longhi
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I believe the mask is called a visard and was used to protect against the sun.
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The more things change the more they stay the same
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That's just a modified balaclava.
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What’s with the blackface? Lol.
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I wondered that too. After poking around a bit, it appears to be a moretta mask.
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Just a touch of blackface
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The call of the void . . .
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At first glance I thought the guy on the bottom left was talking a selfie...it took me a second to sort it out.
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"Look how happy he is!"
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That girl Is creepy AF
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Apparently they had squid game back then
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For a second I thought that guy was taking selfie... which makes no sense.
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I like this explanation the most, but I'm going to go with her being an eldrich horror instead.
She's a practicing member of the cult of cthulu.