The noblewoman probably didn't pay for the portrait, so the face was blacked out in protest
I like this explanation the most, but I'm going to go with her being an eldrich horror instead.
She's a practicing member of the cult of cthulu.
I believe the mask is called a visard and was used to protect against the sun.
The more things change the more they stay the same
That's just a modified balaclava.
What’s with the blackface? Lol.
I wondered that too. After poking around a bit, it appears to be a moretta mask.
Just a touch of blackface
The call of the void . . .
At first glance I thought the guy on the bottom left was talking a selfie...it took me a second to sort it out.
"Look how happy he is!"
That girl Is creepy AF
Apparently they had squid game back then
For a second I thought that guy was taking selfie... which makes no sense.
