Josef Platzer, Design for a Stage set Showing the Interior of a Palace (recto); Architectural Sketch (verso)

Josef Platzer

Austrian · 1751–1806 · Painter, Draughtsman

Czech painter

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  1. Josef Platzer, Fantastical palace architecture with an archway, oil on canvas; framedFantastical palace architecture with an archwayim Kinsky · €7,040≈ $7,708≈ £6,112Sign up to see
  2. Josef Platzer, Vault with Ancient Tombs, ink and watercolour on paper; unframedVault with Ancient Tombsim Kinsky · €4,940≈ $5,724≈ £4,292Sign up to see
  3. Josef Platzer, Temple Porch, ink, watercolour, opaque paints on paper; unframedTemple Porchim Kinsky · €2,470≈ $2,862≈ £2,146Sign up to see

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Czech painter

Born 1751, PragueDied 1806, ViennaOccupation Painter, DraughtsmanWikidata Q12026502 ↗ULAN 500014111 ↗Museum works 8

Also known as Josef Ignác Platzer, Josef Ignác Plazer, Josef Ignaz Platzer, Josef Plazer, joseph platzer

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Josef Platzer, Design for a Stage set Showing the Interior of a Palace (recto); Architectural Sketch (verso)
Design for a Stage set Showing the Interior of a Palace (recto); Architectural Sketch (verso)mid-18th–early 19th century · Pen and black ink, brush with gray wash, touches of mauve, yellow-beige wash over black chalk. Inlayed on paper mount
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Harris Brisbane Dick Fund and Josep…
Josef Platzer, Stage Design for a Domed Temple Interior with a Sun Disk above the Altar
Stage Design for a Domed Temple Interior with a Sun Disk above the Altar1780 · pen and brown and gray ink with wash and watercolor over graphite on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Professor William B. O'Neal Fund — Open …
Josef Platzer, Julius Sabinus says goodbye to his family in the dungeon
Julius Sabinus says goodbye to his family in the dungeon1786
Kunsthistorisches Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Kunsthistorisches Museum
Josef Platzer, Caesar Octavianus finds Cleopatra by the body of Antonius
Caesar Octavianus finds Cleopatra by the body of Antonius1802
Kunsthistorisches Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Kunsthistorisches Museum
Josef Platzer, Ruins with a Fountain
Ruins with a Fountain
National Gallery Prague ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Gallery Prague
Josef Platzer, Tent (recto); Two Sketches (verso)
Tent (recto); Two Sketches (verso)late 1700s · drawing
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Henry H. Hawley — Open Access (CC0)
Josef Platzer, Tent (recto)
Tent (recto)late 1800s · drawing
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Henry H. Hawley — Open Access (CC0)
Josef Platzer, Two Sketches (verso)
Two Sketches (verso)late 1800s · drawing
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Henry H. Hawley — Open Access (CC0)

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

Related artists — Austrian, born 1726–1776