Johann Georg Platzer
Johann Georg Platzer | |
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 Johann Georg Platzer, Self-portrait, 1731 | |
| Born | 24 June 1704 Eppan, County of South Tyrol, Austria |
| Died | 10 December 1761 (aged 57) Eppan, County of South Tyrol, Austria |
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Known for | Painter, draughtsman, sculptor and print-maker |
| Movement | Orientalist; Rococo |
Johann Georg Platzer (1704–1761) was a prolific Austrian Rococo painter and draughtsman.
Life and career
Platzer was born in Eppan in the County of Tyrol, and came from a family of painters. He painted primarily historical and mythical scenes. The Joanneum Alte Galerie in Graz houses the largest collection of Platzer's work under a single roof. Platzer worked with his uncle as a court painter in Passau. He returned to Eppan where he continued to work until his death in 1761.[1]
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Fountain scene in front of a palace, 1730s.
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Dancing scene with palace interior, 1730s.
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Allegory of the Four Seasons, 1750.
See also
References
- ^ "Brief Bio Johann Georg Platzer". Answers.com. Retrieved 2009-10-22.
Further reading
- Bénézit, Emmanuel (2006) [first published in French in 1911–1923]. Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Vol. 11. Paris: Gründ. pp. 100–101. ISBN 2-7000-3081-8 – via the Internet Archive.
- Herrmann–Fichtenau, Elisabeth (1996). "Platzer [Plazer], Johann Georg". In Turner, Jane (ed.). The Dictionary of Art. Vol. 25. New York: Grove's Dictionaries. p. 34. ISBN 1-884446-00-0 – via the Internet Archive.
- Vollmer, Hans, ed. (1933). "Platzer (Plazer), Johann Georg". Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Künstler (in German). Vol. 27. Leipzig: E. A. Seemann. pp. 145–146.
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