The Priceless Treasures of Dresden

, Highlights the Dresden Collection, a rich array of art and artifacts gathered by the Saxon kings and the wealthy merchants of Dresden, Germany, over a 500-year period. Examines the collection's porcelains, paintings, bronzes, jewel-encrusted objects of gold and silver, prints and drawings, brilliantly decorated armor, curious scientific devices, and ornamental weapons. Reviews the history of the period and the many perils which have threatened the survival of the collection over the years--royal bankruptcies, Prussian hostilities, Nazi mishandling, and Allied bombings. Narrated by Jose Ferrer. Shot on location in Dresden and at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., Highlights the Dresden Collection, a rich array of art and artifacts gathered by the Saxon kings and the wealthy merchants of Dresden, Germany, over a 500-year period. Examines the collection's porcelains, paintings, bronzes, jewel-encrusted objects of gold and silver, prints and drawings, brilliantly decorated armor, curious scientific devices, and ornamental weapons. Reviews the history of the period and the many perils which have threatened the survival of the collection over the years--royal bankruptcies, Prussian hostilities, Nazi mishandling, and Allied bombings. Narrated by Jose Ferrer. Shot on location in Dresden and at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.