"Maschere, maschere… Un soffio e passano, per dar posto ad altre. […] Ciascuno si racconcia la maschera come può – la maschera esteriore. Perché dentro poi c’è l’altra, che spesso non s’accorda con quella di fuori. E niente è vero!" (L.Pirandello) Actually, the aim here is to paint the entertaining aspect of masks and of the spirit of carnival. However, carnival itself has always been a moment when the order of the world can be inverted. The theme of masks has been investigated deeply in literature, here I would like to light their beauty and their magic poetry.