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Cortona (kōrtō`nä), town (1991 pop. 22,598), Tuscany, central Italy. It is an agricultural and tourist center. One of the 12 important Etruscan cities, Cortona later (310 B.C.) united with Rome. The town passed to Florence in the early 15th cent. Landmarks include the Romanesque cathedral (remodeled during the Renaissance), the Palazzo Pretorio (13th cent.), and the Church of San Francesco (begun 1245). The Diocesan Museum contains paintings by Luca Signorelli Signorelli, Luca (l ..... Click the link for more information. (who was born in Cortona), Fra Angelico Angelico, Fra (frä änjĕl`ĭkō), c.1400–1455, Florentine painter, b. Vicchio, Tuscany. ..... Click the link for more information. , and others. |
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| Cortona Contemporary Music Festival, Tuscany, Italy, 7/13-7/22. Belgrad, Serbia; Cortona, Tuscany; Ankara, Turkey; Barcelona, Spain; Amsterdam, Netherlands (see website). She jumps the coach outside the small town of Cortona, where she abruptly closes a deal on a 300-year-old villa that needs a lot of work. |
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