Ernst Zacharias Platner

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Ernst Zacharias Platner (October 1, 1773 – October 14, 1855) was a German painter and writer born in Leipzig. He was the son of anthropologist Ernst Platner (1744–1818).

He initially took art classes at the Academy in Leipzig, then continued his education in Dresden (from 1790), Vienna (from 1797) and Rome (1800), where he remained for the rest of his life. In 1823 he was appointed consul to the Saxon Royal Court in Rome.

Among his better paintings were "Lucretia", "Verstoßung der Hagar" (The Dismissal of Hagar) and "Hagar mit Ismael in der Wüste" (Hagar and Ishmael in the Desert). With Karl Bunsen, Barthold Georg Niebuhr, Eduard Gerhard, Ludwig von Urlichs and Wilhelm Röstell, he was co-author of Beschreibung der Stadt Rom (Description of the City of Rome).

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Wikisource biography (Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie)

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Name	Platner, Ernst Zacharias
Alternative names
Short description	German artist
Date of birth	October 1, 1773
Place of birth	Leipzig
Date of death	October 14, 1855
Place of death	Rome

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