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"citation": "Becker, Ulrich. Delikatesse der Malerei: Meisterwerke von Johann Georg Platzer. Alte Galerie am Landesmuseum Joanneum, 19. September 2007-13. Ja\u0308nner 2008. Graz: Landesmuseum Joanneum, 2007.",
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"citation": "Krapf, Michael. Johann Georg Platzer: der Farbenzauberer des Barock 1704-1761. Wien: Brandst\u00e4tte, 2014.",
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"citation": "Schaefer, Iris, Anna Bungenberg, and Caroline von Saint-George. Entdeckt!: Maltechniken von Martini bis Monet. 2021, 101.",
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