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Cosmè Tura – Founder of the Ferrara School Born around 1430 in the vibrant ducal city of Ferrara, Italy, Cosmè Tura emerged from humble beginnings – his father was a shoemaker named Domenico – to become one of the most distinctive and influential painters of the Early Renaissance. While details surrounding his initial training remain somewhat elusive, art historians suggest a possible apprenticeship with Galasso Galassi, a shadowy figu
re connected to the renowned Piero della Francesca. This early exposure likely laid the groundwork for Tura’s developing artistic sensibilities, though it was a period of travel, potentially encompassing Venice and Padua between 1452 and 1456, that truly ignited his creative spark. In Padua, he would have encountered the workshop of Francesco Squarcione, a pivotal center for artistic innovation where the study of classical antiquity fl…