München Maximilianische Residenz 1600 - 1608

Under Duke Maximilian I (r. 1597-1651) the Maximilian Residence, named after him, was built on the west side of the Antiquarium from 1599/1600 until around 1608. After Maximilian had first moved into his father's flat in the Neuveste, the older Erbprinzenbau was largely demolished from 1600 onwards and a two-storey area was rebuilt and rebuilt south of the Kapellenhof up to the Antiquarium to accommodate the two flats of the duke and his wife. The main entrances were via the Kapellenhof, which was structurally enclosed instead of an alley (Jägergassel). At the eastern end of the Kapellenhof, the Brunnenhof was laid out on a regular ground plan, which had previously served as an open space for tournaments. The architect was probably the local court artist Hans Krumpper from 1600 onwards, who provided the designs for the buildings and much of the decoration. The formerly rich decoration of ceiling paintings was created by Peter Candid and his workshop. Inside the converted area, the two-storey court chapel was built (shell in 1600, consecrated in 1603) with rich stucco decoration, which was added to the vaulting in 1614. The gallery of the court chapel was reserved for the ruling family. The large central painting of the main altar by the court painter Hans Werl from 1601 shows Mary in Glory under the Trinity. In 1630, the chapel was extended by a polygonal choir and its stucco adapted to the older furnishings. The Rich Chapel, on the other hand, which was paved with marble and richly decorated with stucco marble inlay (scagliola) and completed in 1607, served as the duke's privatoratorium. Around the Court Chapel, the Duke's private apartments were built on the upper floor in the direction of the Antiquarium in the east and the Duchess' apartments in the direction of the Residenzstraße in the west. There were three spacious staircases. The ground floor also contained princely living quarters, which were called the "summer rooms" and were decorated with stucco and ceiling paintings. Around 1602, the Black Hall was built on the first floor to the southeast of the Antiquarium. It had an illusionistic ceiling painting by Hans Werl (today reconstructed) and was accessible from the fountain courtyard via a monumental two-flight staircase that was built at the same time. The reconstruction of the Brunnenhof continued until 1607, creating a representative courtyard with gabled buildings on the narrow sides, one of which faces the clock tower.