Ernst Zacharias Platner


Ernst Zacharias Platner was a German painter and writer born in Leipzig. He was the son of anthropologist Ernst Platner.
He initially took art classes at the Academy in Leipzig under Adam Friedrich Oeser, then continued his education in Dresden, Vienna and Rome, 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:
With Karl Bunsen, Barthold Georg Niebuhr, Eduard Gerhard, Ludwig von Urlichs and Wilhelm Röstell, he was co-author of .
Platner died in Rome.