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Grottesque Masks in Renaissance Art by reacharunk is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The document discusses grotesque masks and caricatures in art from different historical periods. It notes that masks and caricatures are closely related, depicting faces that are distorted, deformed or incorporate foliage. While antiquity disliked depicting the ugly, caricatures were occasionally used in early periods. The medieval and Renaissance eras frequently employed caricatures, as did modern art, using them to decorate furniture, tiles and other ornamental art. Younger Michelangelo was known to work
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- reacharunk
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