Johann Georg Platzer

Visual Artist

1704 – 1761

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Who was Johann Georg Platzer?

Johann Georg Platzer 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 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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Born
Jun 24, 1704
South Tyrol
Nationality
  • Austria
Died
Dec 10, 1761

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on July 23, 2013

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