The Treasures of Saxony: How August III Built His Collection

Name: The Treasures of Saxony: How August III Built His Collection
Genre: Documentary, History, TV Movie
Released: 13 Nov 2021
Rating: 5.30
Cast: Peter Weiß, Virginie Spenlé, Dirk Syndram, Alexander Röstel, Massimo Baucia

2021-11-13 Germany 52 minutes.

5.30 3 votes

Documentary History TV Movie 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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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.

Year 2021

Studio TELLUX-Film, MDR, ARTE

Director Andrea Oster

Crew Falko Hackebeil (Sound), Andrea Oster (Writer), Katja Aischmann (Production Manager), Thomas Beckmann (Director of Photography), Sebastian Scholz (Editor), Peter Riegel (Sound Mixer)

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Language Deutsch, Italiano