The king is dead, the coffers are empty, but the art? *Chef's kiss.* Baroque drama meets true crime.
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.
Cinematography
Glowing close-ups of paintings that make you want to lick the screen
Production
Recreated 18th-century Dresden that looks suspiciously expensive
Director
Andrea Oster
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Green Vault still holds one of the world's largest collections of treasures, including the legendary 41-carat Dresden Green Diamond.
August III's collector mania helped establish Dresden as 'Florence on the Elbe'—a reputation that survived even Allied bombing.
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