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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.