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Johann Georg Platzer

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Johann Georg Platzer
Johann Georg Platzer, Self-portrait, 1731
Born(1704-06-24)24 June 1704
Eppan, County of South Tyrol, Austria
Died10 December 1761(1761-12-10) (aged 57)
Eppan, County of South Tyrol, Austria
NationalityAustrian
Known forPainter, draughtsman, sculptor and print-maker
MovementOrientalist; Rococo

Johann Georg Platzer (1704–1761) was a prolific Austrian Rococo painter and draughtsman.

Life and career

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Johann Georg Platzer's signature

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]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Brief Bio Johann Georg Platzer". Answers.com. Retrieved 2009-10-22.

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