Plautilla Bricci (1616–1705): A Talented Woman Architect in Baroque Rome

Guest post by Consuelo Lollobrigida, University of Arkansas Rome Center Inside the Church of San Luigi dei Francesi, in Rome, there is a beautiful baroque chapel created by Plautilla Bricci, the only woman architect of early modernity. Plautilla’s youth and artistic training Celebrated for arte della pittura e architettura (the arts of painting and architecture), as reported by the biographer … Continue reading Plautilla Bricci (1616–1705): A Talented Woman Architect in Baroque Rome