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The Treasures of Saxony: How August III Built His Collection
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The Treasures of Saxony: How August III Built His Collection

(Das Gold der Sachsen – Wie Agenten die Schatzkammer des Königs füllten)

202152mDocumentaryHistoryTV Movie

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.

Created By

Director
Andrea Oster

Alternative Titles

El oro de los sajones: cazadores de tesoros para Augusto IIIES
Poszukiwacze skarbów Augusta III: drezno stolicą sztukiPL
Cacciatori di tesori al servizio del re: la collezione di Augusto III a DresdaIT
August und das Gold der SachsenDE
Status
Released
Original Title
Das Gold der Sachsen – Wie Agenten die Schatzkammer des Königs füllten
Production Countries
Germany