Ludovice

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Johann Friedrich Ludwig (1670 - 1752), known in Portugal as João Frederico Ludovice, or simply Ludovice, was a famous architect and a goldsmith. Ludovice was born in Hohenhart, Suabia, Germany in 1670. In 1698 he went to Italy with his father to work, and changed his name to Ludovisi. He worked in the altars of the Church of Saint Ignatius of Jesus and received the influences of masters as Carlo Fontana and Andrea Pozzo. The Jesuits admired his work and talent, inviting him to work in Portugal. There he became famous by the works in the Mafra National Palace for the Portuguese king João V, among many other monuments, including churches and the tower of the University of Coimbra. He died in 1752.