Mantel

Mantel

Inigo JonesWW-1725-326905
1725·marble·Overall: 153.7 x 204.4 cm (60 1/2 x 80 1/2 in.)

Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Fund

Catalogue

Year
1725
Medium
marble
Dimensions
Overall: 153.7 x 204.4 cm (60 1/2 x 80 1/2 in.)

Artist

Inigo Jones
Inigo Jones

Inigo Jones was an English architect who was the first significant architect in England in the early modern era and the first to employ Vitruvian rules of proportion and symmetry in his buildings. As the most notable architect in England, Jones was the first person to introduce the classical architecture of Rome and the Italian Renaissance to England. He left his mark on London by his design of single buildings, such as the Queen's House which is the first building in England designed in a pure classical style, and the Banqueting House, Whitehall, as well as the layout for Covent Garden square which became a model for future developments in the West End. He made major contributions to stage design by his work as a theatrical designer for several dozen masques, most by royal command and many in collaboration with Ben Jonson.

London, UK

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Year
1725
Medium
marble
Dimensions
Overall: 153.7 x 204.4 cm (60 1/2 x 80 1/2 in.)
Watts ID
WW-1725-326905

Source

Source
cleveland
Status
verified

Artist

Inigo Jones

Inigo Jones

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