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Inigo Jones
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English architect and stage designer (1573–1652)
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Inigo Jones (1573–1652) was an English architect, politician, scenographer, and theatre designer. Born in Smithfield, London, he worked in the field of architecture within the Renaissance movement. His professional career spanned from 1595 until his death in London in 1652. Jones was a citizen of the Kingdom of England and spoke English.
Notable works by Jones include St Paul's Church, Covent Garden, and the Queen's Chapel. He also authored texts such as *Chloridia*, *Festival designs*, and *The most notable antiquity of Great Britain, vulgarly called Stone-Heng, on Salisbury Plain, restored*. His works are held in collections including the National Gallery of Art and the Yale Center for British Art.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ignatius
- Family name
- Jones
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of England
- Place of birth
- Smithfield
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- scenographer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- Queen's Chapel
- Field of work
- architecture
- Movement
- Renaissance architecture
- Image
- PortraitInigoJones.jpg
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- Commons category
- Inigo Jones
- date of birth
- 1573-07-15
- date of death
- 1652-06-21
- name in native language
- Inigo Jones
- has works in the collection
- Yale Center for British Art
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
- start of work period
- 1595-01-01
- end of work period
- 1652-01-01
- Commons Creator page
- Inigo Jones
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Works in European collections
2 objects attributed to Inigo Jones, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Inigo Jones (15 July 1573 – 21 June 1652) 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.
Early life and career
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