The Treasures of Saxony: How August III Built His Collection
Andrea Oster2021-11-13
5.3
52 min
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
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Peter Weiß | Self - Narrator (voice) | Unowned |
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Virginie Spenlé | Self - Art Historian | Unowned |
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Dirk Syndram | Self - Art Historian | Unowned |
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Alexander Röstel | Self - Museum Curator | Unowned |
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Massimo Baucia | Self - Librarian | Unowned |
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Sebastian Herrmann | Carl Heinrich von Heineken (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Robert Herrmanns | Von Heineken's Secretary (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Artourette | Von Heineken's Painter (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Roland Heinze | Giovanni Bianconi (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Sidney Passkönig | Potential Buyer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Jesus Pena Lopez | Jeweler (uncredited) | Unowned |