Roman Art in Modern Life: Masks

Above left, Roman tragedy and comedy masks, and above right halloween masks.

The ancient Romans used masks in plays, to depict the character more accurately than with just acting. Today, we also use masks to appear as someone that we're not, usually on Halloween.

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Santa Barbara County Education Office. Web. 20 Oct. 2009. .

Editors of Publications International. "Halloween Masks." HowStuffWorks - Learn How Everything Works!Web. 20 Oct. 2009. .