Cortona

American  

[kawr-taw-nah] / kɔrˈtɔ nɑ /

noun

1. Pietro da Pietro Berrettini, 1596–1669, Italian painter and architect.

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Cortona British  

/ kɔrˈtona, kɔːˈtəʊnə /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

Our Smithsonian Journeys itinerary also included day trips to several Tuscany destinations, such as Siena, Lucca, San Gimignano and Cortona.

From Washington Post

He also taught in Cortona, Italy, for the University of Georgia’s study-abroad program, served as an artist-in-residence for the Camargo Foundation in Cassis, France, and was part of a Corcoran program in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.

From Washington Post

An idealized, even virginal vision of Saint Martina by Pietro da Cortona, thought to have originally graced Rome’s incomparable Barberini Palace, joined a roiling, rediscovered scene of “The Ecstasy of Saint Francis” by Giovanni Baglione, a Roman painter in the circle of Caravaggio.

From Los Angeles Times

Trasimeno is less than an hour’s drive to Siena, Assisi, Perugia, Montepulciano or Cortona, plus it has relaxing thermal springs and countless other area attractions.

From Washington Post

I was exhausted, and threw myself on my Ralph Lauren Home “Sonoma Valley” Duvet, paired with the Ralph Lauren Home “Cortona” bed blanket and accented with a Ralph Lauren Home “Watney” throw pillow.

From Slate