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Cosimo Tura

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Also known as Il Cosmè, Cosmè Tura, Cosme Tura, Cosme da Ferrara, Da Ferrara Tura, Il Cosme, Gusmé Tura, Cosimo di Domenico di Bonaventura

Italian painter (1430-1495)

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Cosimo Tura was an Italian painter and artist active during the Quattrocento movement. Born in Ferrara in 1430, he worked as a court painter in the same city until his death in 1495. He studied under Francesco Squarcione and Galasso Galassi. His professional focus was on painting, and he spoke Italian.

Tura’s works are held in several major institutions, including the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, and the National Gallery of Art. He is described in the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. Various sources list different counts for his works, with one database citing 5 works and another citing 31.

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Works in European collections

31 objects attributed to Cosimo Tura, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

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.

Biography

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