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History of Kupferstich-Kabinett (Collection of Prints, Drawings and Photographs) in Dresden between 1720 and 1780
Plzáková, Lucie ; Zlatohlávek, Martin (advisor) ; Otavský, Karel (referee)
The work describes history and development of Collection of Prints, Drawings and Photographs in Dresden in the years 1720 - 1780. Collection of Prints, Drawings and Photographs in Dresden was established in 1720 by Frederick Augustus I, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland (as Augustus II the Strong). The first director of Collection of Prints, Drawings and Photographs in Dresden Johann Heinrich Heucher bought a large Gottfried Wagner collection of drawings from Leipzig in 1728. Carl Heinrich Heinecken, the second director of Collection of Prints, Drawings and Photographs, cooperated with the art connoisseur and art collector Pierr Mariette from France. Collection of Prints, Drawings and Photographs in Dresden was avaible for the public in the second half of the 18. century. At the end of this work there is supplemented brief catalog of selected Drawings of the Italian masters of the 15th century from Collection of Prints, Drawings and Photographs in Dresden. These Italian drawings were a part of collection in Dresden already also in the years 1720 - 1780. Drawings are descripted and characterized there. Keywords: Dresden, Frederick Augustus I., Collection, Drawing, Italian Master.
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