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James Gibbs (December 23, 1682–August 5, 1754) was a Scottish architect who trained in Rome and practiced mainly in England, developing a highly individual synthesis of the Italian Baroque and English Palladian styles. He is generally regarded as one of the most influential architects in 18th-century England, but his Book of Architecture ...
12 de feb. de 2017 · James (1682 – 1754) was one of Britain’s most influential architects. Born in Scotland, he trained as an architect in Rome, and practised mainly in England. He is an important figure whose work spanned the transition between English Baroque architecture and a Georgian architecture heavily influenced by Andrea Palladio.
11 de abr. de 2024 · Search for: 'James Gibbs' in Oxford Reference ». (1682–1754).A Scots RC, he turned to architecture in 1704 while training for the priesthood in Rome, and became a pupil of Carlo Fontana. He returned to Britain in 1709, having acquired a thorough knowledge of Roman Baroque. Partly through the good offices of Wren, he became one of the two ...
11 de may. de 2018 · Gibbs, James (1682–1754) Scottish architect who was inspired by Sir Christopher Wren. Gibbs was an individualist, fitting neither into the Baroque style, which preceded him, nor the later Palladian. His best-known work is the church of St Martin in the Fields, London (1722–26). James Gibbs >The highly individualistic achievement of the ...
Gibbs [Gibb], James ( 1682–1754 ), architect, was born on 23 December 1682 at Fittysmire, Aberdeen, the son of Patrick Gibb, a prosperous merchant, and his second wife, Ann Gordon. A son, William (d. 1708–9), from Patrick's first marriage, was the only surviving sibling of Gibbs. Both his parents were Scottish Roman Catholics.
James Gibbs (Aberdeen, Escócia 1682 – Londres, 1754) foi um dos arquitetos britânicos mais influentes em seu tempo. Considerasse-lhe como um arquiteto cuja obra está entre a tradição de sir Christopher Wren , o classicismo barroco italiano e o palladianismo .
1 de ene. de 2008 · Gibbs' Book of Architecture. : James Gibbs. Courier Corporation, Jan 1, 2008 - Architecture - 150 pages. One of England's most respected and influential architects, James Gibbs was born in Scotland, studied in Rome, and left a legacy of design the world will treasure forever. His legendary 1728 folio, a sprawling gallery of Gibbs's magnificent ...
