Johann Georg Platzer
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Johann Georg Platzer was an Austrian 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. 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.
Platzer was born in Eppan
Eppan an der Weinstraße
Eppan an der Weinstraße is a comune in South Tyrol in the Italian region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 45 km northeast of the city of Trento and about 8 km southwest of the city of Bolzano.-Geography:...
in the County of Tyrol
County of Tyrol
The County of Tyrol, Princely County from 1504, was a State of the Holy Roman Empire, from 1814 a province of the Austrian Empire and from 1867 a Cisleithanian crown land of Austria-Hungary...
, and came from a family of painters. He painted primarily primarily historical and mythical scenes. Platzer worked with his uncle as a court painter
Court painter
A court painter was an artist who painted for the members of a royal or noble family, sometimes on a fixed salary and on an exclusive basis where the artist was not supposed to undertake other work. Especially in the late Middle Ages, they were often given the office of valet de chambre...
in Passau
Passau
Passau is a town in Lower Bavaria, Germany. It is also known as the Dreiflüssestadt or "City of Three Rivers," because the Danube is joined at Passau by the Inn from the south and the Ilz from the north....
. He returned to Eppan where he continued to work until his death in 1761.