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Tura, Cosmé
(Encyclopedia)Tura, Cosmé or Cosimo kōzmāˈ to͞oˈrä, kôˈzēmō [key], c.1430–1495, Italian Renaissance artist. He was a leading master of the school of Ferrara and court painter to the city's ruling Este ...Costa, Lorenzo
(Encyclopedia)Costa, Lorenzo lōrĕnˈtsō kōˈstä [key], 1460–1535, Italian painter of the Ferrarese and Bolognese schools. Trained in the manner of such painters as Tura and Cossa, he modified the strident Fe...Kovel
(Encyclopedia)Kovel kōˈvəl, Rus. kôˈvĭl [key], Pol. Kowel, city (1989 pop. 67,000), NW Ukraine, on the Tura River. A rail junction and agriculture center, it has food and peat processing plants, railroad shop...Tyumen
(Encyclopedia)Tyumen tyo͞omĕnˈyə [key], city (1989 pop. 477,000), capital of Tyumen region, SW Siberian Russia, on the Tura River. On the Trans-Siberian RR, Tyumen is a major transfer point for river and rail f...Ferrara
(Encyclopedia)Ferrara fār-räˈrä [key], city, capital of Ferrara prov., in Emilia-Romagna, N Italy. It is a ...Evenki Autonomous Area
(Encyclopedia)Evenki Autonomous Area ĕvyĕnˈkē [key], former administrative division, 287,645 sq mi (745,000 sq km), N ...Tunguska
(Encyclopedia)Tunguska to͝on-go͞osˈkə [key], is the name given to the lower course of the Angara River. It flows generally west and joins the Yenisei at Strelka. The area of the three rivers is the home of the...Italian art
(Encyclopedia)Italian art, works of art produced in the geographic region that now constitutes the nation of Italy. Italian art has engendered great public interest and involvement, resulting in the consistent prod...Browse by Subject
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