Artwork Page for The Artist's Studio

Details / Information for The Artist's Studio

The Artist's Studio

1740s-1750s

Johann Georg Platzer

(Austrian, 1704–1761)
Culture
Austria
Medium
oil on copper
Measurements
Framed: 55.6 x 73.3 cm (21 7/8 x 28 7/8 in.); Unframed: 41.9 x 60 cm (16 1/2 x 23 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund by exchange 2012.41
Public Domain
You can copy, modify, and distribute this work, all without asking permission. Learn more about CMA's Open Access Initiative.
Location
215 French, German, and Dutch
Print
?

Did You Know?

Look closely—there are 12 paintings within this painting!

Description

Johann Georg Platzer specialized in small, highly detailed paintings scaled for a connoisseur’s cabinet. At the center of this composition is an idealized portrait of the artist himself, clad in a fur-lined robe and holding a painting for the inspection of a visiting connoisseur. This work makes a statement about painting as a noble and intellectual pursuit, and the importance of rigorous training and practice: the artist at the easel is surrounded by a studio teeming with live models, pupils, assistants, and inspiring examples of art from earlier eras. The paintings on the wall, easel, and floor not only reference great artists of the past, but together present an allegory of the five senses.
Horizontally oriented painting depicting people with round faces and light to medium-light skin tone crowded among paintings in a room. Central, an artist holds up a painting another sits in front of, inspecting. Left, a person in a luminescent, white gown, sits in front of a person at an easel, both looking at us. Through an archway on our right, people sketch, encircling a nude person. Paintings and drawings line the walls.

The Artist's Studio

1740s-1750s

Johann Georg Platzer

(Austrian, 1704–1761)
Austria

See Also

Visually Similar by AI

    Contact Us

    The information about this object, including provenance, may not be currently accurate. If you notice a mistake or have additional information about this object, please email collectionsdata@clevelandart.org.

    To request more information about this object, study images, or bibliography, contact the Ingalls Library Reference Desk.

    All images and data available through Open Access can be downloaded for free. For images not available through Open Access, or any image with a color bar, request a digital file from Image Services.