Cosmè Tura

Cosmè Tura
An Allegorical Figure (Calliope), c. 1460
Bornc. 1430
Died1495 (aged 64–65)
Ferrara, Duchy of Ferrara
Known forPainting
MovementQuattrocento or early-Renaissance

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.