The typical costumes of the Venice Carnival are the following: harlequin, polichinella, columbine, pierrot, pants and brighella, all of them inspired by arrogant, rich, ambitious, romantic characters, etc. As for the masks, there are different types, among them: the bauta, the morenita, domino, the spectrum or face and the so-called plague dottore, the latter in honor of the terrible plague that struck Venice in 1630. You have all the information in: «Italy and its customs«.
You have all the information in: "Italy and its customs".