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

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

2021-11-13 Germany 52 Min. PG-13
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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.

Cast

Peter Weiß is Self - Narrator (voice)
Self - Narrator (voice)
Virginie Spenlé is Self - Art Historian
Self - Art Historian
Dirk Syndram is Self - Art Historian
Self - Art Historian
Alexander Röstel is Self - Museum Curator
Self - Museum Curator
Massimo Baucia is Self - Librarian
Self - Librarian
Sebastian Herrmann is Carl Heinrich von Heineken (uncredited)
Carl Heinrich von Heineken (uncredited)
Robert Herrmanns is Von Heineken's Secretary (uncredited)
Von Heineken's Secretary (uncredited)
Artourette is Von Heineken's Painter (uncredited)
Von Heineken's Painter (uncredited)
Roland Heinze is Giovanni Bianconi (uncredited)
Giovanni Bianconi (uncredited)
Sidney Passkönig is Potential Buyer (uncredited)
Potential Buyer (uncredited)
Jesus Pena Lopez is Jeweler (uncredited)
Jeweler (uncredited)

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