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Inigo Jones

Type Figure Region England Time 1573–1652 Also known as Inigo Jones、Jones、琼斯

Inigo Jones (1573–1652), England's foremost Renaissance architect and stage designer, who introduced Italian Palladian classicism to Britain.

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  1. 1598–1613Venice · VeniceStudied Palladian architecture and stage arts in Italy, beginning to design masque scenery for the court of James I around 1605, introducing perspective staging and classical orders.
  2. 1615–1643London · LondonAppointed Surveyor of the King's Works in 1615, oversaw construction of the Banqueting House at Whitehall from 1619; designed the Queen's House, Covent Garden square, and others, establishing the paradigm of English neoclassical architecture.
  3. 1643–1652Somerset House · LondonLost his royal posts during the English Civil War, living off savings and old design drawings; died in London in 1652, leaving architectural theoretical works including 'The Rules of Building'.

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