Facts: - death place: somerset house , london , england - resting place: st. benet paul 's wharf , london , england - caption: portrait 1758 from a 1636 painting by sir anthony van dyck of inigo jones painted by william hogarth in - death date: 21 june 1652 - birth date: 15 july 1573 - name: inigo jones - nationality: english - image: portraitinigojones.jpg - birth place: london , england Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of inigo jones .
inigo jones -lrb- ; 15 july 1573 -- 21 june 1652 -rrb- was the first significant english architect of the early modern period , and the first to employ vitruvian rules of proportion and symmetry in his buildings .he left his mark on london by single buildings , such as the banqueting house , whitehall , and in area design for covent garden square which became a model for future developments in the west end .he made major contributions to stage design by his work as theatrical designer for several dozen masques , most by royal command and many in collaboration with ben jonson .