The Treasures of Saxony: How August III Built His Collection

The Treasures of Saxony: How August III Built His Collection

52 mins | Documentary, History, TV Movie | Nov. 13, 2021

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.

The Treasures of Saxony: How August III Built His Collection

52 mins | Documentary, History, TV Movie | Nov. 13, 2021

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.
Producers ARTE, MDR, Tellux Film München
Original title Das Gold der Sachsen – Wie Agenten die Schatzkammer des Königs füllten
Directors Andrea Oster
Writers Andrea Oster

Cast

Peter Weiß

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Virginie Spenlé

as Self - Art Historian

Dirk Syndram

as Self - Art Historian

Alexander Röstel

as Self - Museum Curator

Massimo Baucia

as Self - Librarian

Sebastian Herrmann

as Carl Heinrich von Heineken (uncredited)

Robert Herrmanns

as Von Heineken's Secretary (uncredited)

Artourette

as Von Heineken's Painter (uncredited)

Roland Heinze

as Giovanni Bianconi (uncredited)

Sidney Passkönig

as Potential Buyer (uncredited)

Jesus Pena Lopez

as Jeweler (uncredited)