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The Treasures of Saxony: How August III Built His Collection

2021-11-13
5.3
de 52m
DocumentaryHistoryTV Movie
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.

Sound

Falko Hackebeil

Writer

Andrea Oster

Production Manager

Katja Aischmann

Director of Photography

Thomas Beckmann

Editor

Sebastian Scholz

Sound Mixer

Peter Riegel

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Status

Released

Countries

  • Germany

Companies

  • TELLUX-Film
  • MDR
  • ARTE