The Treasures of Saxony: How August III Built His Collection

The Treasures of Saxony: How August III Built His Collection

Original title: Das Gold der Sachsen – Wie Agenten die Schatzkammer des Königs füllten

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11/13/2021

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0h 52min

The Treasures of Saxony: How August III Built His Collection

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Synopsis

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.

Direction: Andrea Oster

Screenwriter: Andrea Oster
Producer: Fynn Siemoneit, Volker Schmidt-Sondermann

Cast

Sebastian Herrmann

Sebastian Herrmann

Carl Heinrich von Heineken (uncredited)