(b Hohenhart, Swabia, 1670; d Lisbon 1752). German goldsmith and architect, active in Portugal. The information on Ludovice is sometimes contradictory, but there is no doubt that his work contributed decisively to the creation of the courtly JOANINE style, a style named in honour of the King, John V, who was a great patron of architecture and who had colossal wealth from the Portuguese colonies at his disposal. In Ludovice he had the services of an architect of distinction, one who to a large degree determined the character of southern Portuguese architecture into the third quarter of the 18th century.

• Ludovice, João Frederico
  • Garbo
  • assistants
    • Pádua, João António Bellini de
  • collaboration
    • Laprade, Cláudio de
    • Oliveira, Mateus Vicente de
  • patrons and collectors
    • Braganza: (7) John V, King of Portugal
  • pupils
    • Lobo, Silvestre de Faria
  • works
    • Évora
    • Mafra
    • Portugal, §II, 2(ii): Architecture, after c 1500: From Plain Style to Baroque
    • Portugal, §IX: Gold and silver
    • Portugal, §XII: Patronage
    • Vieira, Custódio