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...construction of a model of the townhouse, which was torn down sometime before the 19th century, is part of an exhibition sponsored by the Palazzio Delte Museum in Mantua, featuring paintings, drawings and artifacts designed by Romano. Romano was one of the major Roman designers of townhouses, villas, silverware and tapestries during the 16th century...
Burns and a group of 13 GSD students and two Harvard fine arts graduate students were able to finish a 13-meter tall facade, and they will return to Mantua next June to complete the house, which is being built as an extension of the museum. The group is constructing the model on a wooden framework which Burns and his team covered with a plastic foam, painted to look like whitewashed stonework, Burns says...
Burns was first contacted to direct the project about a year ago, when the local government of Mantua asked GSD officials to recommend an architect to work on the reconstruction. Burns was chosen because he is an expert on the architects and building construction of the Italian Renaissance of the 16th century...
...When the project is finished, it will be one of the most interesting parts of the Romano exhibition and most representative of Guillio Romano's work," says Professor Sergio Cordibella, who is the deputy mayor of Mantua. "We hope to establish a permanent working relationship with the GSD and do more projects with...
Burns says he hopes to display an exhibit on the Mantua project in Gund Hall this spring, which would feature a small scale model of Romano's house and photographs of the construction site...