Artist
Subject
Mask
Mask is a subject in art. The gallery holds 32 works in this subject in art, including works by Édouard Manet, Jean Léon Gérôme and Pietro Longhi.
A mask is an object normally worn on the face, typically for protection, disguise, performance, or entertainment, and often employed for rituals and rites. Masks have been used since antiquity for both ceremonial and practical purposes, as well as in the performing arts and for entertainment.
Key artists
Works
Pygmalion and Galatea
Harlequin
A Dance in the Country
The Meeting
Gustavus Hamilton (1710–1746), Second Viscount Boyne, in Masquerade Costume
Wall painting from the west wall of Room L of the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale
Masked Ball at the Opera
Children's Games
A Masked Ball in Bohemia
The Departure of the Gondola
The Ridotto Pubblico at Palazzo Dandolo
Masqueraders
Untitled
Comedy
Negro Masks
柴田是真作 翁面図|Mask for the Noh Play Okina
江戸の花 娘浄瑠璃|A Woman Playing with a Young Boy
Still Life with Chinoiseries
Mask and Crustaceans
The Intrigue (Ensor)
El xarlatà
Astonishment of the Mask Wouse
Coperta di ritratto con grottesche
Masks Confronting Death
Egyptian masks
Masque
Vanitas still life with a mask
Untitled
Untitled
Untitled
Untitled
Untitled
Frequently asked questions
What is Mask?
Mask is a subject in art. A mask is an object normally worn on the face, typically for protection, disguise, performance, or entertainment, and often employed for rituals and rites.
How many Mask works does Artifact World Gallery have?
Artifact World Gallery holds 32 public-domain Mask works, all free to view and download.
Who are the key Mask artists?
Key Mask artists in the collection include Édouard Manet, Jean Léon Gérôme and Pietro Longhi.
Where can I see Mask works?
Mask works in the collection are held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art and Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp.