State : Italy Data : Commedia dell'Arte Matter : Leather Size : 18×20 Mask used in Commedia dell'Arte. There was a satirical impromptu mask play called 'Atellana' in Italy in the first century B.C.. and a mask play called Commedia dell'Arte, which was established in Italy in the mid 16th century and was performed around European cities. Commedia dell'Arte spread over all of entire Europe before the 17th century, and became a representative entertainment in Europe until the end of the 18th century.