Johann Georg Platzer

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

Johann Georg Platzer
Johann Georg Platzer, Self-portrait, 1731
Born	(1704-06-24)24 June 1704 Eppan, County of South Tyrol, Austria
Died	10 December 1761(1761-12-10) (aged 57) Eppan, County of South Tyrol, Austria
Nationality	Austrian
Known for	Painter, draughtsman, sculptor and print-maker
Movement	Orientalist; Rococo

Life and career

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]

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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

• List of Orientalist artists