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Cortona
[ kawr-taw-nah ]
noun
- Pie·tro da [pye, -t, r, aw dah], Pietro Berrettini, 1596–1669, Italian painter and architect.
Cortona
/ kɔrˈtona; kɔːˈtəʊnə /
noun
- a town in central Italy, in Tuscany: Roman and Etruscan remains, 15th-century cathedral. Pop: 22 048 (2001)
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At Cortona two statuettes of silver have been found, representing a double-faced individual.
I smiled at the child's simplicity, and his funny application of the story of Milo of Cortona.
The name of this illustrious painter and architect was Berrettini, and he was born at Cortona, near Florence, in 1596.
He also executed some oil pictures at Cortona, which are much commended by Vasari.
On the opposite side of it we may turn our eyes to Cortona, and notice two good artists.
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