40th Bavarian riddle of the Münchner Merkur together with the Bavarian Palace Administration: The third question is about the Kempten residence.
The residence of the former prince monastery of Kempten is an imposing appearance.
The monumental monastery complex was built soon after the Thirty Years War, which had badly damaged the monastery.
Michael Beer from Vorarlberg initially worked as the builder of the ambitious new building project.
In 1654 he was replaced by Johann Serro from Graubünden.
In those years the impressive collegiate and parish church of St. Lorenz was built, which sits enthroned on a hill next to the residence and is connected to it via a sacristy annex.
Residenz Kempten - a monumental monastery complex in the Allgäu
The living quarters of the prince abbot in the south wing of the residence are now looked after by the Bavarian Palace Administration.
Its splendid furnishings were carried out from 1732 to 1742 under the art-savvy Anselm von Reichlin-Meldegg.
The prince spared neither money nor effort in this undertaking.
The artists involved included the painter Franz Georg Hermann, who trained in Venice and Rome as artistic director, the Munich court sculptor Aegid Verhelst and the stucco maker Johann Georg Üblher.
The sequence of the rooms corresponds to the scheme common for regents' apartments in the 18th century: ballroom - anteroom - audience room - living room - bedroom.
The only thing missing is the cabinet usually adjoining the bedroom, in the place of which the court chancellery is located in Kempten.
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Lavish splendor can be seen in the furnishings of the state rooms of the Kempten Residence: the ballroom.
© Bayerische Schlösserverwaltung / Uwe Gaasch / www.schloesser.bayern.de
From 1732 to 1735 the team of artists worked on the actual living spaces.
This explains their appearance in the late Regency style.
From 1740 to 1742, the crowning glory was the furnishing of the ballroom, probably based on a design by Dominikus Zimmermann.
The rectangular hall, which extends over five window axes and two storeys, is given something rhythmically lively thanks to a subtle architectural structure and is furnished with elaborate, multi-figure stucco compositions by Johann Georg Üblher.
The entire barrel vault is covered by an imposing ceiling painting by Franz Georg Hermann, the theme of which is the glorification of the prince monastery.
The history, size and rank of the venerable Benedictine monastery, which was founded in the 8th century AD, are impressively illustrated in this way.
The lavish splendor of the furnishings make the state rooms of the Kempten Residence one of the most important room sequences of the southern German Rococo.
The unmistakable specialty of the princely rooms lies on the one hand in the
remarkable combination of sacred architecture and decoration elements within princely living rooms, on the other hand in their strong, warm colors, which create the impression of cosiness, comfort and serenity.
Even today you can feel the exquisite artistic sense of the Kempten prince abbots who resided here when you visit the place.
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The third question
What is the name of the prince abbot who had the church and residence building rebuilt after the Thirty Years War?
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The
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Albert Füracker
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