The Treasures of Saxony: How August III Built His Collection (2021)
• November 13th, 2021 • 0h 52min
Documentary, History, TV 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.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Charlotte Salomon: Life and the Maiden
Released on: 2022-11-17
Documentary, History
In 1940, the German artist Charlotte Salomon (1917-43) undertook an extraordinary artistic adventure...
Grizzly Man
Released on: 2005-08-12
Documentary
Follows the story of "Grizzly Man" Timothy Treadwell and what the thirteen summers in a National Par...
Shake Hands with Danger
Released on: 1980-06-03
Documentary
This short cautionary training film examines dangers associated with earthmoving equipment operation...
The Bounty
Released on: 1984-05-04
Action, Drama, History
An idyllic voyage to Tahiti in 1789 turns a crew aboard the H.M.S. Bounty against its captain when t...
The Lady and the Duke
Released on: 2001-09-07
Drama, History, Romance, War
Grace Dalrymple Elliot is a British aristocrat trapped in Paris during the French Revolution. Determ...
Amadeus
Released on: 1984-09-19
History, Music, Drama
Disciplined Italian composer Antonio Salieri becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards the...
The Wild Child
Released on: 1970-02-26
Drama, History
In a French forest circa 1798, a child–who cannot walk, speak, read or write–is found. A doctor beco...
Ecce Homo Brâncoveanu
Released on: 2024-02-16
History, Drama
A parable about honor and true character, inspired by the reality of the 18th century. Constantin Br...
The Patriot
Released on: 2000-06-28
Drama, History, War, Action
After proving himself on the field of battle in the French and Indian War, Benjamin Martin wants not...
Fascism in Colour
Released on: 2006-01-01
Documentary, History
After the World War I, Mussolini's perspective on life is severely altered; once a willful socialist...
The Forbidden Reel
Released on: 2020-03-03
Documentary, History
According to the official history of Afghanistan, ruthless destruction has always prevailed over art...
Stanisław Lem: Autor Solaris
Released on: 2016-11-02
Documentary, History
An account of the life and work of the Polish writer Stanisław Lem (1921-2006), a key figure in scie...
Disco and Atomic War
Released on: 2009-04-10
Documentary
A different history of the Cold War: how Estonians under Soviet tyranny began to feel the breeze of ...
Torerillos, 61
Released on: 1962-01-01
Drama, Documentary
This short film "Torerillos 61" is one of the first works of the master Patino, which tries to portr...
Tomb Invader
Released on: 2018-03-09
Action, Adventure, TV Movie
Archaeologist Alabama Channing sets off to uncover the ancient tomb of Quin Shi Haung, which promise...
Tale of Time
Released on: 2021-11-20
Documentary
Fajar Suharno was a theater maestro from the 80's to the 90's. He was imprisoned because his theater...
Living Art
Released on: 2024-05-21
Documentary, Family, History
The thousand-year-old tradition of pottery in the Indian subcontinent is now under threat. With the ...
Emma Hamilton
Released on: 1968-11-28
Drama, History, Romance
In the second half of the 18th century, the young shepherdess Emma accidentally catches the eye of t...
The Prime Minister Is Missing
Released on: 2008-10-29
Documentary, Mystery
With Australia at war in Vietnam in 1967, suddenly Prime Minister Harold Holt disappeared without a ...
Little Girl Blue
Released on: 2023-11-01
Drama, History
In 2016, French writer and photographer Carole Achache took her own life. After Carole's death, her ...