The Treasures of Saxony: How August III Built His Collection
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
Self - Narrator (voice)
Virginie Spenlé
Self - Art Historian
Dirk Syndram
Self - Art Historian
Alexander Röstel
Self - Museum Curator
Massimo Baucia
Self - Librarian
Sebastian Herrmann
Carl Heinrich von Heineken (uncredited)
Robert Herrmanns
Von Heineken's Secretary (uncredited)
Artourette
Von Heineken's Painter (uncredited)
Roland Heinze
Giovanni Bianconi (uncredited)
Sidney Passkönig
Potential Buyer (uncredited)
Jesus Pena Lopez
Jeweler (uncredited)
Director
Images
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