The Treasures of Saxony: How August III Built His Collection

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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.

Discover

Peter Weiß

Self - Narrator (voice)

Virginie Spenlé

Self - Art Historian

Dirk Syndram

Self - Art Historian

Alexander Röstel

Self - Museum Curator

Massimo Baucia

Self - Librarian

Sebastian Herrmann

Carl Heinrich von Heineken (uncredited)

Robert Herrmanns

Von Heineken's Secretary (uncredited)

Artourette

Von Heineken's Painter (uncredited)

Roland Heinze

Giovanni Bianconi (uncredited)

Sidney Passkönig

Potential Buyer (uncredited)

Jesus Pena Lopez

Jeweler (uncredited)

Art

Artourette

Graphic Designer

Camera

Thomas Beckmann

Director of Photography

Miles Plahuta

Assistant Camera

Costume & Make-Up

Ella Späte

Costume Designer

Nadine Tschöpe

Makeup Artist

Crew

Anaïs Roth

Commissioning Editor

Ulrich Brochhagen

Commissioning Editor

Directing

Andrea Oster

Director

Editing

Lighting

Production

Katja Aischmann

Production Manager

Fynn Siemoneit

Producer

Evelyn Wenzel

Production Manager

Sound

Peter Riegel

Sound Mixer

Writing

Art

Artourette

Graphic Designer

Camera

Thomas Beckmann

Director of Photography

Miles Plahuta

Assistant Camera

Costume & Make-Up

Ella Späte

Costume Designer

Nadine Tschöpe

Makeup Artist

Crew

Anaïs Roth

Commissioning Editor

Ulrich Brochhagen

Commissioning Editor

Directing

Andrea Oster

Director

Editing

Lighting

Production

Katja Aischmann

Production Manager

Fynn Siemoneit

Producer

Evelyn Wenzel

Production Manager

Sound

Peter Riegel

Sound Mixer

Writing