Background
His father was born in Como, Italy, whereas his mother, Anna Maria Stickelmeyer, was German.
His father was born in Como, Italy, whereas his mother, Anna Maria Stickelmeyer, was German.
He was an architect of the Baroque-period, most active in the southwest of Germany and in northern Switzerland. In 1729, he was offered the chance to execute a major re-design of the castle in Altshausen. Most of the plans he designed for this castle were, however, never realized.