The Treasures of Saxony: How August III Built His Collection (2021)

11/13/2021 (DE) • 52m

Documentary, History, TV Movie

Overview

Year 1763, the Seven Years' War is about to end. August III, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland, has died, leaving empty the royal treasury and an extraordinary collection of paintings, sculptures, jewelry and goldsmith masterpieces, which he considered a symbol of his greatness, and that of Dresden, one of the European capitals of Baroque art.

Top Billed Cast

Peter Weiß

Self - Narrator (voice)

Virginie Spenlé

Self - Art Historian

Dirk Syndram

Self - Art Historian

Alexander Röstel

Self - Museum Curator

Massimo Baucia

Self - Librarian

Sebastian Herrmann

Carl Heinrich von Heineken (uncredited)

Robert Herrmanns

Von Heineken's Secretary (uncredited)

Artourette

Von Heineken's Painter (uncredited)

Roland Heinze

Giovanni Bianconi (uncredited)


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Status

Released

Original Language

German

Budget

-

Revenue

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Keywords

art collector

dresden, germany

docudrama

royal court

diamond theft

18th century

art history

baroque

renaissance painting

absolutism

treasure hunter

money misappropriation

art collection

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