The Fairest Of Them All: The Dresden State Art Collections

The Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden comprise the oldest, second-largest group of museums in Germany. The eleven museums united under this umbrella organization are among the most famous in the world, and they contain a wealth of unique art treasures that span a variety of themes and epochs. Augustus the Strong and his son, Augustus III-both electors of Saxony and kings of Poland during the eighteenth century-were extraordinary connoisseurs of the arts, and their enthusiastic patronage had a lasting impact on the development of the collections.

Celebrating the 450th anniversary of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen in Dresden, this opulent volume features numerous illustrations of very special highlights from the individual collections and the historical buildings that house them.