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