Ignaz František Platzer Senior or Ignaz Franz Platzer ( Czech Ignác František Platzer , German Ignaz Franz Platzer ; July 6, 1717 , Pilsen - September 27, 1787 , Prague ) - Czech-Austrian sculptor and carver of late Baroque and classicism . Court sculptor of the Austrian emperors of the Habsburg dynasty.
| Ignaz Frantisek Platzer | |
|---|---|
| Czech Ignác František Platzer , German Ignaz Franz Platzer | |
| Date of Birth | July 16, 1717 |
| Place of Birth | Pilsen |
| Date of death | September 27, 1787 (70 years old) |
| Place of death | Prague |
| Nationality |  |
| Style | baroque and classicism |
Biography
Born in the family of a carver, a native of Western Bohemia . He studied at the Vienna Academy of Art .
Since 1744 he lived in Prague, married the widow of a carver, created his own workshop, which continued successful work until the XIX century.
At the invitation of Empress Maria Theresa , in 1773 he created three statues for the Vienna summer imperial residence - Schönbrunn and was appointed a court sculptor.
He was buried in Prague at the Malostransky cemetery .
His son Ignaz Michal (1757-1826) was also a sculptor, and Joseph was an artist.
Creativity
Mostly worked in the Baroque style and based on a synthesis of late Baroque with Czech and Viennese classicism. Quite a lot of I. Platzer's works have been preserved in Prague.
Selected Works
- Most often, the name of I. Platzer is remembered in connection with sculptural groups at the famous Giants Gate, which are the main entrance to Prague Castle , from Hradcanska Square (1761-1762).
- Sculptural decorations on the attic of the Goltz-Kinsky Palace on Prague's Old Town Square.
- Sculptural decorations of the archbishop's palace in Prague.
- Statues on the Church of St. Nicholas (Prague Mala Strana) .
- Decoration of the sarcophagus of Empress Wilhelmina Braunschweig-Luneburg in the Imperial Crypt of Vienna's Capuchinerkirch .
Gallery
Fragment of the sculpture Fighting Giants at Prague Castle
Eagle and Cupids at Prague Castle
Hercules ( Vienna , Schönbrunn )
Fragment of the monument to Joseph Stapling (1780)
Decorations of the Archbishop's Palace in Prague
Links
- Platzer, Ignaz Franz (German)