The Treasures of Saxony: How August III Built His Collection

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

5.3 52 min Movie
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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.

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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
Sebastian Herrmann Sebastian Herrmann Carl Heinrich von Heineken (uncredited)
Robert Herrmanns Robert Herrmanns Von Heineken's Secretary (uncredited)
Artourette Artourette Von Heineken's Painter (uncredited)
Roland Heinze Roland Heinze Giovanni Bianconi (uncredited)
Sidney Passkönig Sidney Passkönig Potential Buyer (uncredited)
Jesus Pena Lopez Jesus Pena Lopez Jeweler (uncredited)

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