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Allessandro Masnago (Active ca. 1560 – died 1620) was an Italian jewelry maker, sculptor and miniaturist. Masnago has been described by art historians as a "great virtuoso." He was the son of Italian engraver Giovanni Antonio.

Notable collections

• Pendant with Cameo showing Orpheus and the Animals, Art Institute of Chicago
• Sleeping Shepherdess in a Moonlit Landscape, Metropolitan Museum of Art

Further reading

• McCrory, Martha. "Cameos and Intaglios." Art Institute of Chicago Museum Studies. Vol. 25, No. 2, Renaissance Jewelry in the Alsdorf Collection (2000), pp. 55–67+105-106

References

1. ^ "Sleeping Shepherdess in a Moonlit Landscape". Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
2. Gordon Campbell (2006). "The" Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts. Oxford University Press. p. 413. ISBN 978-0-19-518948-3.
3. "Alessandro Masnago". Collections. Art Institute of Chicago. Retrieved 9 April 2012.

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