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."[1] He was the son of Italian engraver Giovanni Antonio.[2]
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Notable collections
edit- Pendant with Cameo showing Orpheus and the Animals, Art Institute of Chicago[3]
- Sleeping Shepherdess in a Moonlit Landscape, Metropolitan Museum of Art[1]
Further reading
edit- 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
edit- ^ a b "Sleeping Shepherdess in a Moonlit Landscape". Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
- ^ Gordon Campbell (2006). "The" Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts. Oxford University Press. p. 413. ISBN 978-0-19-518948-3.
- ^ "Alessandro Masnago". Collections. Art Institute of Chicago. Retrieved 9 April 2012.