The Treasures of Saxony: How August III Built His Collection

The Treasures of Saxony: How August III Built His Collection

5.3 | 2021-11-13 | Documentary History TV Movie

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.

Featured Crew

Artourette Graphic Designer
Sebastian Scholz Editor
Thomas Beckmann Director of Photography
Falko Hackebeil Sound
Katja Aischmann Production Manager
Andrea Oster Writer
Igor Mariniuk Animation
Fynn Siemoneit Producer
Peter Riegel Sound Mixer
Miles Plahuta Sound

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)

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