Amusement at the Court
Georg Platzer was the most important artist working in Vienna during the reign of Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor from 1711 to 1740. His art captures the frothy and indulgent spirit of court life in this age, as embodied by this scene of revelers in a garden pavilion. A closer look, however, reveals hints of misbehavior, with the two female card players on the right conspiring to cheat their companion. Platzer had access to the rich imperial collections of Vienna, and this scene, with figures wearing seventeenth-century dress, attests to his close study of such celebrated Flemish artists as Peter Paul Rubens.
Artwork Details
- Title: Amusement at the Court
- Artist: Johann Georg Platzer (Austrian, Eppan 1704–1761 Eppan)
- Date: ca. 1738
- Medium: Oil on copper
- Dimensions: 22 7/16 × 31 1/2 in. (57 × 80 cm)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Purchase, several members of The Chairman's Council Gifts, 2025
- Object Number: 2025.348
- Curatorial Department: European Paintings
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