The Rise and Fall of
Venice
Chapter 6
Carnevale Di Venezia
Venice at its peak
Why masks??
• Wearing masks for disguise
reached was at its height in the
18th Century.
• The people of Venice used
Carnival to mingle and even to
trade sexual favours.
• A commoner could mix with the
higher social classes.
Napolean Bonaparte
The Man Behind the Fall of
Venice
"He who fears being
conquered is sure of
defeat."
• Napoleon I (born Napoleone di
Buonaparte, later Napoleon
Bonaparte) (15 August 1769 – 5
May 1821) was a French military
and political leader who had a
significant impact on modern
European history.
• He was a general during the
French Revolution, the ruler of
France as First Consul of the
French Republic and Emperor of
the French and King of Italy,
Mediator of the Swiss
Confederation and Protector of
the Confederation of the Rhine.
Acknowledgements
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nap
oleon_Bonaparte
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carn
ival_of_Venice