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William Kent (Bridlington, 1685-Londres, 1748) fue un pintor, arquitecto e interiorista británico. En 1709 marchó a Roma, donde estudió pintura durante diez años. Regresó a Londres en 1719 junto a Lord Burlington, del que fue protegido el resto de su vida. Tan buen proyectista de un edificio gótico como de uno clásico, Lord Burlington le ...
William Kent, The Picturesque Landscape & Rousham. The English Landscape Garden is arguably one of Britain’s greatest contributions to world art. And while many garden lovers have heard of Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown’ (1716-83) not so many are familiar with his predecessors such as William Kent (c.1685-1748). Put simply, Kent designed ...
William Kent (1685-1748) fue un arquitecto, interiorista y paisajista inglés, y uno de los creadores del jardín inglés, de estilo orgánico y natural, en contraposición al hasta entonces imperante jardín francés, caracterizado por los diseños geométricos.
William Kent (1685-1748) rose from humble origins as sign painter. Commissioned by Georges I and II he became one of the most successful and fashionable designers of the period. He was the first British designer to tackle the interior as a whole; extending an architect’s control to every detail of interior decoration, fireplaces and furnishings.
Hace 4 días · William Kent (1685 - 1748) Painter, designer, architect and gardener, William Kent was one of the most wide-ranging talents in 18th century Britain. Kent was born into a modest family in Bridlington, Yorkshire in 1686, but found sufficient local patronage to allow him to travel to Italy. At a time when there was little in the way of formal ...
William Kent. Architecte, peintre, scénographe, graveur et paysagiste, William Kent (1685-1748) a été un des pionniers de ce que l’on appelle le nouveau style anglais du paysage. Le parc de Rousham fut créé entre 1737 et 1741 par William Kent pour son mécène, James Dormer, afin qu’il puisse y prendre sa «retraite philosophique».
A Brief History of William Kent’s Life Creating Art. William Kent began creating sculptures in 1947, and continued until two days before his death in 2012 at age 93. Self-taught as an artist, he experimented with driftwood, plaster, and cast stone, until in 1950 when he turned to carving marble and limestone in-the-round, and slate bas-reliefs.
