Howard Burns
Howard Burns is professor emeritus of architectural history at the Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa. He has also lectured at the Courtauld Institute of Art and was Slade Professor of Fine Art at the University of Cambridge 1977-78. He is a specialist in the architecture of Andrea Palladio and is a member of the Accademia Olimpica and the Accademia di San Luca.Curated exhibitions
- Palladio, London, 1975.
- Raphael, Rome, 1984.
- Giulio Romano, Mantua, 1989.
- Francesco di Giorgio, Siena, 1993.
- Palladio, Vicenza, London, Barcelona and Madrid, 2008/09.
Selected publications
- Andrea Palladio 1508-1580: The portico and the farmyard. Arts Council of Great Britain, 1975.
- Palladio and Northern Europe: Books, travellers, architects. Skira Editore, 1999.
- Palladio. Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2009.
- La villa italiana del Rinascimento. Forme e funzioni delle residenze di campagna, dal castello alla villa palladiana. Colla Editore, 2012.
