Johann Georg Platzer

Place: Eppan

Born: 1704

Death: 1761

Biography:

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...