Name Johann Platzer | ||
Died December 10, 1761, Eppan an der Weinstrase, Italy Artwork The Pleasures of the Seasons: Summer |
Johann Georg Platzer (1704–1761) ✽ Austrian Rococo painter
Johann Georg Platzer (1704–1761) was a prolific Austrian Rococo painter and draughtsman.
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.
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