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Cuvilliéswassodiminutiveinstaturethatitwasasacourtdwarfhe

firstcametothenoticeofthecurrentlyexiledMaxEmanuel,Elector

ofBavaria,[1]whodetectedtheyoungdwarf'saptitudeandhadhim

tutoredinmathematics,thenunderwrotehisfurthereducationwith

JosephEffnerandsenthimtoParis,1720-24,wherehetrainedinthe

atelierofJean-FrançoisBlondel,[2]OnhisreturntoMunichhewas

appointedcourtarchitect,atfirstinconjunctionwithEffner.

AttheElector'sdeathin1726,foratimeCuvilliésworkedatSchloss

BrühlforthenewElector'sbrother,ClemensAugustofBavaria.He

provideddesignsforthechapelatBrūhl,(1730-40)andthehunting

lodgeFalkenlust(1729-40)butasCharlesAlbert'sinterestsshifted

toMunich,healsoreturnedtoMunich.Therehisfamewasestablished

bythedecorsoftheReicheZimmerintheMunichResidenz,whichhad

beendamagedbyafire,14December1729.Thecontentsofthe

Schatzkammerfortunatelyhadbeenspared,andCuvilliéswas

commissionedtodesignthepanellingofanewinterior,tobeexecuted

bythecourt'spremiercarverJoachimDietrich.[3]withfourrococo

gildedconsoletablesonscrollinglegswithplayfuldragons[4]

HismasterpieceistheAmalienburgintheparkatNymphenburg,built

1734-39,withsilveredorgildednaturalistRococodecorationssetoff

bycolouredgrounds.Asthe1911EncyclopaediaBritannicacommented,

"hisstyle,whileessentiallythin,isoftenpainfullyelaborateand

bizarre.Hedesignedmirrorsandconsoles,balustradesforstaircases,

ceilingsandfireplaces,andinfurniture,bedsandcommodes

especially".

TheResidenztheater,or"CuvilliésTheatre"(1751-1755)designedand

constructedforElectorMaxIIIJosephbyCuvilliées;thoughthe

theatrewasbombedduringWorldWarII,thecarvedandgildedboxes

hadbeendismantledandstoredforsecurity.Afterwardsthe

Residenztheatrewasmeticulouslyrecreatedinthe1950s