Ernst Zacharias Platner

Who was Ernst Zacharias Platner?

Ernst Zacharias Platner was a German painter and writer born in Leipzig. He was the son of anthropologist Ernst Platner.

He initially took art classes at the Academy in Leipzig, then continued his education in Dresden, Vienna and Rome, where he remained for the rest of his life. In 1823 he was appointed consul to the Saxon Royal Court in Rome.

Among his better paintings were "Lucretia", "Verstoßung der Hagar" and "Hagar mit Ismael in der Wüste". With Karl Bunsen, Barthold Georg Niebuhr, Eduard Gerhard, Ludwig von Urlichs and Wilhelm Röstell, he was co-author of Beschreibung der Stadt Rom.