Maschere No 1 1909

"Maschere No 1" is a 1909 painting by Italian artist Alberto Magnelli. The painting depicts three figures in a theatrical setting, each wearing a mask and a brightly colored costume. The central figure is a man in a red and yellow costume with a white ruff, while the two figures flanking him are women. The work is characterized by its bold use of color and its flattened perspective, which is reminiscent of the work of other early 20th-century artists like Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque. The painting's title and subject matter suggest the influence of the Commedia dell'arte, a form of Italian theatre that was popular in the 16th and 17th centuries.