Virgin Mary
Sculptures
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Minerva as the Patron of Arts
| Artist | |
|---|---|
| Culture | Austrian |
| Date | 1772 |
| Object type | relief |
| Medium, technique | lead |
| Dimensions | 55 × 80 × 6 cm, 45 kg |
| Signature | Signed lower right: Joannes Platzer v Prag. 1772. |
| Inventory number | 3387 |
| Collection | Sculptures |
| On view | This artwork is not on display |
Born in Prague, Johann Nepomuk Platzer studied in Vienna and later worked in the city. The records of the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna, show that he requested membership of the academy in 1772, whereby the relief now housed in Budapest was his submitted work. The relief gives insight into a contemporary anatomy lesson: the students are drawing a nude model. In the foreground we see Minerva, patron of the arts, while in the background there is the view of Vienna.
References
Balogh, Jolán, Katalog der ausländischen Bildwerke des Museums der bildenden Künste in Budapest, IV – XVIII. Jahrhundert: 1. Textband Bd. 1, Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, 1975, p. 254-255., no. 387.
Szmodisné Eszláry, Éva, A Régi Szoborgyűjtemény kincsei, Szépművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 1994, p. 71, ill. 60.
Szmodisné Eszláry, Éva, The treasures of the Old Sculpture collection, Szépművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 1994, p. 71.
Vargyas, Zsófia, “Tagválasztás a bécsi Képzőművészeti Akadémián: A Wienerisches Diarium beszámolója Johann Platzer (1745-1785) “Modelltermének” fogadtatásáról”, Bulletin du Musée Hongrois des Beaux-Arts/Szépművészeti Múzeum Közleményei 122 (2017), p. 241-248, 253-260, ill. 1.
This record is subject to revision due to ongoing research.