The Treasures of Saxony: How August III Built His Collection (2021)

overview : 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.

Release Date : Nov 13, 2021

Runtime : 52m

Genre : Documentary  History  TV Movie  

Companies : TELLUX-Film, MDR, ARTE

Countries : Germany

Keywords : art collector, dresden, germany, docudrama, royal court, diamond theft, 18th century, art history, baroque, renaissance painting, absolutism, treasure hunter, money misappropriation, art collection