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'' 1460 an allegorical figure '' of calliope , c. quattrocento or early-renaissance c. 1495 ferrara italian painting c. 1430 tura_allegory . jpg cosimo tura
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cosimo tura

cosimo tura -lrb- c. 1430 -- 1495 -rrb- , also known as il cosmè or cosmè tura , was an italian early-renaissance -lrb- or quattrocento -rrb- painter and considered one of the founders of the school of ferrara .
born in ferrara , he was a student of francesco squarcione of padua .
later he obtained patronage from both dukes borso and ercole i d'este .
by 1460 , he was given a stipend by the ferrarese court .
his pupils include francesco del cossa and francesco bianchi .
he appears to have been influenced by mantegna 's and piero della francesca 's quattrocento styles .
in ferrara , he is well represented by frescoes in the palazzo schifanoia -lrb- 1469 -- 71 -rrb- .
this pleasure palace , with facade and architecture of little note , belonged to the d'este family and is located just outside the medieval town walls .
cosimo , along with francesco del cossa , 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 '' -lrb- 1469 -rrb- .
he collaborated in the painting of a series of `` muses '' for a studiolo of the palace belfiore of leonello d'este in ferrara , including the allegorical figure of `` calliope '' at the national gallery -lrb- see image -rrb- .
while the individual attributions are often debated , among the artists thought to complete the series were angelo di pietro da sienna , also called maccagnino or angelo parrasio , and michele pannonio .
