Volto Commedia – Pantalone the Venetian Merchant in Monochrome

Full face mask with a black and white sketching of the Venetian Character Pantalone

Pantalone de’ Bisognosi, Italian for Pantalone of the Needy, is a character of Commedia Delle Arte, who is rich and greedy. Pantalone is “money” in the commedia world.

An intelligent character but is always the butt of every conceivable trick

He walks with a hunch back, not because of his age but because he is protecting his money bag.

Made from resin, decorated with the famous character of Venice, edged in gold leaf and secures with silk ribbon ties

Can be worn to the Venice carnival, used as a theatre prop, or hung as a wall decoration

We also stock this mask with Pantalone character in colour as well as stocking other Venetian characters, both in black and white and colour, Medico Della Peste, Arlecchino and Colombina