Landshut Residence
TheLandshut Residence(German: Stadtresidenz Landshut) is a palace inLandshut,Lower Bavaria.
History
[edit]In 1536Louis X, Duke of Bavarialaid the foundation stone for a new residence in the inner city of Landshut. It was begun inGerman Renaissancestyle under the architect Bernhard Zwitzel from Augsburg; this palace is today known as the "German building" (in German:Deutscher Bau). During a journey to Italy the duke got the inspiration for an additional palace.[1]
Behind the German building, close to the riverIsar,the so-called "Italian building" (in German:Italienischer Bau) was constructed from 1537 to 1543 inItalian Renaissancestyle with a spacious courtyard and the palace chapel. It was modeled in particular after thePalazzo TeinMantua,and was the first Italian style palace erected north of the Alps. Both buildings were connected by two wings. The paintings in the rooms were created by the Germans Hermanus Posthumus, Hans Bocksberger the Elder and Ludwig Refinger, while the stucco was done by Italian artists.
When CountWilliam of Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen,who became later the firstDuke in Bavaria,resided in the palace from 1780 onwards the facade of the German building was altered in FrenchNeo-classicalstyle byCarl Albert von Lespilliezand the so-called "Birkenfeld Rooms" were constructed. These rooms were decorated again with early wallpaper, when Crown PrinceLudwiglived here in the early 19th century, in the course of his studies in Landshut. These rooms are today a part of the Residence Museum, together with the halls of the Italian building.
References
[edit]- ^Maxwell, Susan (2017).The Court Art of Friedrich Sustris: Patronage in Late Renaissance Bavaria.Routledge.ISBN9781351545440.
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