Plautilla Bricci

Plautilla Bricci (or Plautilla Brizio; 1616-1690; fl. 1650-1664) was a 17th-century Roman practical architect and painter. Very little is known about her. She was associated with her brother, Basilio, in some architectural works in and near Rome, and was the only woman of her time in this profession. She is believed to have erected a small palace near the Porta San Pancrazio, unaided by her brother, and is credited with having designed in the Church of San Luigi dei Francesi the third chapel on the left aisle, dedicated to St. Louis, and with having also painted the altarpiece in this chapel. She is also credited with the chapel of St. Benedict in Rome, and Elpidio Benedetti's villa near Porta San Pancrazio (1663).