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Jun 29, 2019 · Augustus the Strong (1670-1733) had great things in mind when he purchased the “Dutch Palace” (later called the “Japanese Palace”) in Dresden in 1717. He aimed to create a “porcelain castle” in which every room was decorated with wares from East Asia and Meissen. Two time frames for the furnishing of the palace are very well ...
Augustus The Strong Facts. 1. He Wasn’t Supposed To Have Power. Augustus II was born in May 1670 to gold and glory. As the son of the current Elector of Saxony, little Augustus wanted for almost nothing as a child. But there was one thing missing. Augustus was merely the second son of the family, and thus had no hopes of inheriting the ...
Augustus would not win the military and political battles he had fought, but he had won over the minds of the people and created a space which emanated not only his own royal self-glorification but also that of the city of Dresden. Augustus the Strong had successfully created his vision of a Gesamtkunstwerk or total work of art.
Aug 23, 2011 · Augustus II 08/23/2011 August 23, 2011. When it comes to Augustus II the Strong, separating legend from truth becomes tricky. But one thing is certain - the former king of Poland left a lasting ...
Frederick Augustus I or Augustus II the Strong (German: August II der Starke; Polish: August II Mocny; Lithuanian: Augustas II; 12 May 1670 – 1 February 1733) was Elector of Saxony (as Frederick Augustus I) and King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (as Augustus II). Augustus's great physical strength earned him the nicknames "the Strong," "the Saxon Hercules" and "Iron-Hand." He liked ...
Nov 24, 2014 · From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. Augustus II, nicknamed "the Strong" (May 12, 1670 – February 1, 1733; (Polish: August II Mocny; German: August II der Starke) was Elector of Saxony (where he was known as Frederick Augustus I) from 1694 to 1733 and King of Poland from 1697 to 1704 and again from 1709 to 1733. August II of Poland.
A hard-paste standing figure of Augustus the Strong holding a scroll in his right hand. He stands with his left hand on his hip and his left leg forward whilst wearing a laurel wreath, silver armour and a voluminous purple cloak, sword at his waist. The figure has a hexagonal base decorated with gilt lines. Unlike in England, the quest in Saxony to discover the secret alchemy of porcelain ...
