Plautilla Bricci (Italian pronunciation: [plauˈtilla ˈbrittʃi]; or Plautilla Brizio; 1616-1705) was a 17th-century Roman architect, painter and sculptor; she was the only female architect of her day.[1][2][3] Her most famous work is Villa Benedetti (Villa il Vascello) near the Porta San Pancrazio, Rome.[4] She also designed the third chapel on the left aisle in the Church of San Luigi dei Francesi, Rome, dedicated to St. Louis, having also painted the altarpiece in this chapel.[5][6]
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- ^ Brown, Meg Lota; McBride, Kari Boyd (1 January 2005). Women's Roles in the Renaissance. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 245–. ISBN 978-0-313-32210-5.