See Also: Tura, Cosimo(encyclopedia)
Tura Investment, SICAV, S.A.(finance)
Cosimo I(encyclopedia)
Cosimo (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)
Medici, Cosimo de'(encyclopedia)
Piero di Cosimo(encyclopedia)

Tura, Cosimo (sh)




or Cosme Tura

born งใ 1430, Ferrara
died 1495, Ferrara

Italian painter.

Court painter to the Este family at Ferrara, his early Renaissance style was influenced by Andrea Mantegna and Piero della Francesca. A master of allegory and decorative painting, he was the founder and first significant figure of the school of Ferrara. His work is characterized by a mannered, nervous, and wiry line, carefully rendered detail, and brilliant colour.