Allessandro Masnago Explained

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.^[1]

Notable collections

• Pendant with Cameo showing Orpheus and the Animals, Art Institute of Chicago^[2]
• Sleeping Shepherdess in a Moonlit Landscape, Metropolitan Museum of Art^[3]

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

Notes and References

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