The Treasures of Saxony: How August III Built His Collection
Andrea Oster | Germany
November 13, 2021 | 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.
Credits
| Peter Weiß | Self - Narrator (voice) |
| Virginie Spenlé | Self - Art Historian |
| Dirk Syndram | Self - Art Historian |
| Alexander Röstel | Self - Museum Curator |
| Massimo Baucia | Self - Librarian |
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Keywords
art collectordresden, germanydocudramaroyal courtdiamond theft18th centuryart historybaroquerenaissance paintingabsolutismtreasure huntermoney misappropriationart collection
