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.
TELLUX-Film
MDR
ARTECrew
Cast
Self - Narrator (voice)
Peter WeißSelf - Art Historian
Virginie SpenléSelf - Art Historian
Dirk SyndramSelf - Museum Curator
Alexander RöstelSelf - Librarian
Massimo BauciaCarl Heinrich von Heineken (uncredited)
Sebastian HerrmannVon Heineken's Secretary (uncredited)
Robert HerrmannsVon Heineken's Painter (uncredited)
ArtouretteGiovanni Bianconi (uncredited)
Roland HeinzePotential Buyer (uncredited)
Sidney Passkönig
Peter WeißSelf - Art Historian
Virginie SpenléSelf - Art Historian
Dirk SyndramSelf - Museum Curator
Alexander RöstelSelf - Librarian
Massimo BauciaCarl Heinrich von Heineken (uncredited)
Sebastian HerrmannVon Heineken's Secretary (uncredited)
Robert HerrmannsVon Heineken's Painter (uncredited)
ArtouretteGiovanni Bianconi (uncredited)
Roland HeinzePotential Buyer (uncredited)
Sidney Passkönig
