Dimensions
126 x 197 x 28mm
This first major biography of Inigo Jones for 75 years paints a vivid and poignant portrait of a quarrelsome, inspired and troubled genius.
Inigo Jones was one of the great English architects. His elegant classical buildings, including the Banqueting House in Whitehall and the Queen's House at Greenwich, once radical, remain testaments to his vision.
As well as his role as the King's Surveyor, Inigo was a bold traveller and innovative theatrical designer. Yet he was ultimately a victim of his turbulent times. His extravagant masques became a symbol of the spendthrift Stuart monarchy, and Jones was guilty by association when Civil War was declared. He was finally arrested by Parliamentary forces in 1645. In 1649, in a cruel irony, Jones learnt that Charles I had been executed in front of his cherished Banqueting House.
