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10 de dic. de 2021 · William Kent (1685 – 1748) was the leading architect and designer of early Georgian Britain. Credited as having introduced the Palladian style of architecture into England and originating the 'natural' style of gardening known as the English landscape garden, Kent was a polymath, who also turned his hand to designing sculpture ...
21 de mar. de 2014 · Though he informed the Georgian age, a Kentian garden, a Kent interior or even a sideboard are still in demand today. So where did his encyclopedic ideas come from?
- Jonathan Foyle
2 de ene. de 2014 · “William Kent: Designing Georgian Britain,” at the Bard Graduate Center Gallery, should thrill Anglophiles as least as much as the return of “Downton Abbey.”
William Kent: Designing Georgian Britain explores Kent’s work over three decades (1719–48)—a period when Britain was defining itself as a new nation and overtak-ing France as a leading world power. Like Robert Adam a generation later, Kent is identified not only with his own prolific and diverse output but also with an entire period style.
30 de may. de 2014 · An exhibition at the V&A explores the work of William Kent, whose paintings, sculpture, interiors and neo-Palladian architecture helped define 18th century taste. Rakesh Ramchurn reports.
26 de mar. de 2014 · William Kent, a fellow Yorkshireman, enjoyed Burlington’s patronage as a designer of interiors, gardens and as an architect. Kent was also in demand with a string of wealthy clients,...
