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Cosmè Tura

Cosmè Tura

1430 –1495

Painter, Carpets designer, Court painter, Artist

Lived 65 years

Born in
Ferrara
Passed away in
Ferrara

Cosmè Tura (Italian pronunciation: [koˈzmɛ tˈtuːra]; c. 1430 – 1495), also known as Il Cosmè or Cosimo Tura, was an Italian early-Renaissance (or Quattrocento) painter and considered one of the founders of the School of Ferrara. He provided a great contribution to the Renaissance in Ferrara.

Notable works: A Muse (Calliope?), Christ Crucified, The Trial of Saint Maurelius, Saint John the Evangelist in Patmos, Manuscript Illumination with All Saints in an Initial V, from an Antiphonary, Manuscript Illumination with the Assumption of the Virgin in an Initial A, from an Antiphonary, Manuscript Illumination with the Assumption of the Virgin in an Initial G, from a Gradual, Manuscript Illumination with the Presentation of Christ in the Temple in an Initial S, from a Gradual

Source: Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosm%C3%A8_Tura