CARIMINI, LUCA. — Architect, born in Rome in 1830, died on 14 December 1890. He pursued extensive activity in Rome both in the field of religious and of secular construction, drawing inspiration from medieval and Renaissance motifs, which he succeeded in harmonizing and blending with grace and elegance, although his eclecticism did not always rise to the level of personal expression.
Of limited interest are the overly ornamented façade of the church of S. Chiara and the more graceful one of S. Ivo dei Brettoni; of greater interest are the Canadian College, with its spacious courtyard in Brunelleschian forms opening onto the street; the church with the adjoining monastery of the Suore di S. Giuseppe di Cluny; the convent of the Piccole Suore dei poveri at S. Pietro in Vincoli; and the church of S. Antonio in Via Merulana, with the adjoining mother house of the Franciscans. Of his secular buildings, the best known is the Brancaccio palace, built after his death from the designs he left behind.