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The Treasures of Saxony: How August III Built His Collection
★ 5.3· 2021· 52 min· Popularity 1
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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.
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Release Date: 11/13/2021
Runtime: 52 minutes
Languages: German, Italian
Director: Andrea Oster
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Companies: TELLUX-Film, MDR, ARTE
Countries: Germany
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Keywords
art collectordresden, germanydocudramaroyal courtdiamond theft18th centuryart historybaroquerenaissance paintingabsolutismtreasure huntermoney misappropriationart collection
