Cortona

[ kawr-taw-nah ]

noun

1. Pie·tro da [pye, -t, r, aw dah], Pietro Berrettini, 1596–1669, Italian painter and architect.

Cortona

/ kɔrˈtona; kɔːˈtəʊnə /

noun

1. a town in central Italy, in Tuscany: Roman and Etruscan remains, 15th-century cathedral. Pop: 22 048 (2001)

Example Sentences

At Cortona two statuettes of silver have been found, representing a double-faced individual.

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I smiled at the child's simplicity, and his funny application of the story of Milo of Cortona.

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The name of this illustrious painter and architect was Berrettini, and he was born at Cortona, near Florence, in 1596.

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He also executed some oil pictures at Cortona, which are much commended by Vasari.

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On the opposite side of it we may turn our eyes to Cortona, and notice two good artists.

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