The Treasures of Saxony: How August III Built His Collection

IMDb 5.3 2021 • 52 min • DocumentaryHistoryTV Movie

Director

Andrea Oster

Country

DE

Plot Summary

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 Cast

Peter Weiß
Peter Weiß Self - Narrator (voice)
Virginie Spenlé
Virginie Spenlé Self - Art Historian
Dirk Syndram
Dirk Syndram Self - Art Historian
Alexander Röstel
Alexander Röstel Self - Museum Curator
Massimo Baucia
Massimo Baucia Self - Librarian