Allessandro Masnago

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

References

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