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Giacomo Leoni
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Giacomo Leoni, also known as James Leoni, was an Italian architect, born in Venice. He was a devotee of the work of Florentine Renaissance architect Leon Battista Alberti, who had also been an inspiration for Andrea Palladio. Leoni thus served as a prominent exponent of Palladianism in English architecture, beginning in earnest around 1720. Also loosely referred to as Georgian, this style is rooted in Italian Renaissance architecture.
Lyme Park, Cheshire designed by Giacomo Leoni. The original Tudor mansion was transformed by Leoni into an Italian palazzo. The design was altered by
Lyme Park, Cheshire designed by Giacomo Leoni. The original Tudor mansion was transformed by Leoni into an Italian palazzo. The design was altered by English architect Lewis Wyatt's 19th-century addition of the box-like structure surrounding the centre pediment. This squat tower is in place of Leoni's intended cupola.
Palladio's design for a Basilica as it appeared drawn by Leoni, in his translation of The Architecture of Palladio in Four Books (3rd. ed. vol. 1, Lon
Palladio's design for a Basilica as it appeared drawn by Leoni, in his translation of The Architecture of Palladio in Four Books (3rd. ed. vol. 1, London, 1742, Plate XX).
7 Burlington Gardens, later Queensberry House, London. Leoni's first executed design in England, an important architectural landmark as the first Lond
7 Burlington Gardens, later Queensberry House, London. Leoni's first executed design in England, an important architectural landmark as the first London mansion to be built on a terrace with an "antique temple front."
The inner courtyard, and main entrance at Lyme Park. The rusticated walls and bold fenestration evoke a strong Italian atmosphere, while the mannerist
The inner courtyard, and main entrance at Lyme Park. The rusticated walls and bold fenestration evoke a strong Italian atmosphere, while the mannerist arcades, many of them blind, conceal the Tudor irregularities of design.
James Thornhill
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Sir James Thornhill was an English painter of historical subjects working in the Italian baroque tradition. He was responsible for some large-scale schemes of murals, including the "Painted Hall" at the Royal Hospital, Greenwich, the paintings on the inside of the dome of St Paul's Cathedral, and works at Chatsworth House and Wimpole Hall.
Self portrait, detail of a painting in the Painted Hall of the Greenwich Hospital, Greenwich, London
Sketch for the ceiling of the Painted Hall, Greenwich Hospital: William and Mary Presenting the Cap of Liberty to Europe, about 1710, V&A Museum no. 8
Sketch for the ceiling of the Painted Hall, Greenwich Hospital: William and Mary Presenting the Cap of Liberty to Europe, about 1710, V&A Museum no. 812–1877
The Sabine bedroom at Chatsworth House in Derbyshire, 1706
The Sabine bedroom at Chatsworth House in Derbyshire, 1706
The staircase at Hanbury Hall in Worcestershire, murals completed c.1710
The staircase at Hanbury Hall in Worcestershire, murals completed c.1710