mˌæksɪmˈɪliən ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː səksˈɛsɚ ɹˈuːdɑːlf ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː wʌz ˈiːvən mˈoːɹ kˈiːn tʊ ɛmplˈɔɪ hˌɪm, ænd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn hiː wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd kˈoːɹt pˈeɪntɚ ænd ˈɔːlsoʊ vælˈeɪ də tʃˈeɪmbɚ, ðə kˈoːɹt hˌævɪŋ mˈuːvd ɪts sˈiːt tə pɹˈɑːɡ, wˌɛɹ hiː stˈeɪd ʌntˈɪl hɪz dˈɛθ ðɛɹ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd ɪlˈɛvən, ʃˈɔːɹtli bᵻfˌoːɹ ɹˈuːdɑːlf wʌz dᵻpˈoʊzd.
Maximilian II's successor Rudolf II was even more keen to employ him, and in 1581 he was appointed court painter and also valet de chambre, the court having moved its seat to Prague, where he stayed until his death there in 1611, shortly before Rudolf was deposed.