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			''This page contains information about Decorative Keystones as a group.''
			''To learn about the anatomy of a typical keystone, visit the [[Keystone]] page.''

	Decorative Keystones are a type of [[:Category:Functional Art\|Functional Art]] that accentuate doorways, bridges, and other arches with sculptures often depicting a face or a [[Coats of Arms\|Coat of Arms]].		Decorative Keystones are a type of [[:Category:Functional Art\|Functional Art]] that accentuate doorways, bridges, and other arches with sculptures often depicting a face or a [[Coats of Arms\|Coat of Arms]].
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	Decorative keystones, or ''mascaroni'', play both an artistic and structural role in the arches to which they are attached. They contribute to both the [[~~Venetian art~~\|art]] and [[~~Venetian architecture~~\|architecture]] in Venice<ref>Ayetut. Computerized Catalog of Venetian Decorative Keystones. Pg 3.8–3.9, 6.1</ref>. To read more about the architectural role of a keystone in an arch please see the [[Keystone]] page.		Decorative keystones, or ''mascaroni'', play both an artistic and structural role in the arches to which they are attached. They contribute to both the [[:Portal:Art\|art]] and [[:Category:Architecture\|architecture]] in Venice<ref>Ayetut. Computerized Catalog of Venetian Decorative Keystones. Pg 3.8–3.9, 6.1</ref>. To read more about the architectural role of a keystone in an arch please see the [[Keystone]] page.
	[[Image:figure22_mascarone2.jpg \|left\|thumb\|A decorative keystone, or mascarone]]		[[Image:figure22_mascarone2.jpg \|left\|thumb\|A decorative keystone, or mascarone]]

	==Types==		==Types==

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	==Statistics==		==Statistics==
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	For information pertaining to the preservation of Venetian decorative keystones, please see the [[Restoration and Preservation of Public Art]] page.		For information pertaining to the preservation of Venetian decorative keystones, please see the [[Restoration and Preservation of Public Art]] page.

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	==See Also==		==See Also==

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	It is important to be able to distinguish the types of deterioration with each Keystone and how the damages differ between each specific piece. Damage to the keystone in general or the integrity of the keystones can occur in dozens of different ways including decaying, pitting, flaking, chalking, and grime<ref>Ayetut. Computerized Catalog of Venetian Decorative Keystones, pp. 3.10-3.11</ref>.		It is important to be able to distinguish the types of deterioration with each Keystone and how the damages differ between each specific piece. Damage to the keystone in general or the integrity of the keystones can occur in dozens of different ways including decaying, pitting, flaking, chalking, and grime<ref>Ayetut. Computerized Catalog of Venetian Decorative Keystones, pp. 3.10-3.11</ref>.

	For more information pertaining to the type of damages that afflict keystones see ~~[[Types_of_Damage\|Types of Damages to Public Art]]or~~ the ~~general~~ [[Damage to public art]] page.		For more information pertaining to the type of damages that afflict keystones see the [[Damage to public art]] page.
	For information pertaining to the preservation of Venetian decorative keystones, please see the [[Restoration and ~~preservation~~ of ~~public art~~]] page.		For information pertaining to the preservation of Venetian decorative keystones, please see the [[Restoration and Preservation of Public Art]] page.

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	Decorative Keystones are a type of [[:Category:Functional Art\|Functional Art]] that accentuate doorways, bridges, and other arches with sculptures often depicting a face or a [[Coat of Arms]].		Decorative Keystones are a type of [[:Category:Functional Art\|Functional Art]] that accentuate doorways, bridges, and other arches with sculptures often depicting a face or a [[Coats of Arms\|Coat of Arms]].
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	Decorative Keystones are a type of [[:Category:Functional Art\|Functional Art]] that accentuate doorways, bridges, and other arches with sculptures often depicting a face or a [[~~coat~~ of ~~arms~~]].		Decorative Keystones are a type of [[:Category:Functional Art\|Functional Art]] that accentuate doorways, bridges, and other arches with sculptures often depicting a face or a [[Coat of Arms]].
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	Decorative Keystones are a type of [[Functional ~~Sculpture~~]] that accentuate doorways, bridges, and other arches with sculptures often depicting a face or a [[coat of arms]].		Decorative Keystones are a type of [[:Category:Functional Art\|Functional Art]] that accentuate doorways, bridges, and other arches with sculptures often depicting a face or a [[coat of arms]].
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Decorative Keystones are a type of [[Functional Sculpture]] that accentuate doorways, bridges, and other arches with sculptures often depicting a face or a [[coat of arms]].
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==Function==
Decorative keystones, or ''mascaroni'', play both an artistic and structural role in the arches to which they are attached. They contribute to both the [[Venetian art|art]] and [[Venetian architecture|architecture]] in Venice<ref>Ayetut. Computerized Catalog of Venetian Decorative Keystones. Pg 3.8–3.9, 6.1</ref>. To read more about the architectural role of a keystone in an arch please see the [[Keystone]] page.
[[Image:figure22_mascarone2.jpg |left|thumb|A decorative keystone, or mascarone]]

==Types==
Decorative Keystones are commonly made from [[Istria stone]], which is hard, waterproof, and easily workable. Its unique characteristics are the reason that much of Venice's public art remains in good condition (and in many cases still legible) today. Decorative Keystones are found on bridges, doors, arches, and windows throughout all the ''[[sestieri]]'' of Venice. They can be decorated with heads, lions, coats of arms, or floral designs. Doors and windows are often decorated with keystone heads, usually somewhat grotesque, to drive away evil spirits as well as potential human intruders. There are very few [[Coats of Arms]] found on doors, windows, and other arches, they are most commonly found on bridges throughout Venice<ref>Ayetut. Computerized Catalog of Venetian Decorative Keystones. Pg 3.8–3.9, 6.1</ref>.

[[Image:figure23_miracoli-1.jpg|right|thumb|A bridge keystone decorated with three [[stemmi]] ]]

==Statistics==

[[Image:Grimekeystone.jpg|left|thumb|A keystone covered in grime.]]

==Deterioration of Keystones==
It is important to be able to distinguish the types of deterioration with each Keystone and how the damages differ between each specific piece. Damage to the keystone in general or the integrity of the keystones can occur in dozens of different ways including decaying, pitting, flaking, chalking, and grime<ref>Ayetut. Computerized Catalog of Venetian Decorative Keystones, pp. 3.10-3.11</ref>.

For more information pertaining to the type of damages that afflict keystones see [[Types_of_Damage|Types of Damages to Public Art]]or the general [[Damage to public art]] page.
For information pertaining to the preservation of Venetian decorative keystones, please see the [[Restoration and preservation of public art]] page.

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==See Also==
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==References:==
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==External Links==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keystone_(architecture) English Wikipedia article on architectural keystones]

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