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Cosimo Tura (born c. 1430 in Ferrara , died 1495 ), also known as '''Il Cosmè''' or Cosmè Tura, was an Italian early- Renaissance (or Quattrocento ) painter and considered one of the founders of the School Of Ferrara . A student of Francesco Squarcione of Padua, he obtained patronage from both Dukes Borso and Ercole D'Este I . By 1460, he was stipended by the Ferrarese Court. His pupils include Francesco Del Cossa and Francesco Bianchi . He appears influenced by Mantegna 's and Piero Della Francesca 's quattrocento styles. In Ferrara, he is well represented by frescoes in the , helped produce an intricately conceived allegorical series about the months of the year and zodiac symbols. The series contains contemporary portraits of musicians, laborers, and carnival floats in idyllic parades. As in Piero della Francesca's world, the unemotive figures mill in classical serenity. He also painted the organ doors for the Duomo showing the “Annunciation” (1469). He collaborated in the painting of a series of "muses" for a studiolo of Lionello D'Este , including the allegorical figure of ''Calliope'' at the National Gallery (see image). While the individual attributions are often debated, among the artists thought to complete the Angelo Di Pietro Da Sienna , also called Maccagino or Angelo Parrasio , and Michele Pannonio . PARTIAL ANTHOLOGY OF WORKS
REFERENCES # ''History of Painting: The Renaissance in Venice Part Two'' by Haldane Macfall, page 34, ISBN 1417945079 # Gardner museum retrospective # http://trionfi.com/0/g/75/t.html # {Link without Title} |
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