Romano Carapecchia

Romano Fortunato Carapecchia (1666–1738) was an Italian Baroque architect who was active in Rome, Malta and Sicily.

[1] He studied at the Accademia di San Luca, where he won first prize for designing a palace in the seconda classe in 1681.

He also designed urban schemes and fountains, and he produced a catafalque for Pope Alexander VIII[1] in collaboration with Mattia de Rossi.

[2] On 27 November 1706, Pope Clement XI sent a breve pontificio to Grand Master Ramón Perellós in which he praised the work of Carapecchia.

[1] He acquired the Grand Master's favour and he spent the rest of his career in Malta, where he played a role in transforming Valletta into a Baroque city[2] through the design of numerous churches, palaces and other buildings.