(May 13, 1814 - March 13, 1884) was a Polish painter and art critic of Jewish descent. Lesser specialized in Polish historic and contemporary themes. He was a member of Krakew Academy of Learning and co-founder of Warsaw's Zachęta, the Society for Encouragement of the Fine Arts.
Lesser studied painting at Warsaw University's department of fine arts, as well as at art schools in Dresden and Munich. He was a founder of the history-painting movement in Poland, which is considered a part of the "archeological trend" that existed before Jan Matejko. The trend's purpose was to portray the entire history of Poland in works of art.
Related Paintings of Aleksander Lesser :. | Die Lesende | Vikingaskeppen each endow with several couple aror and sail | Portrait of Henri Valois | ved klaveret | Woman Leaning on the Back of a Chair (study for Paris Cafe) (nn02) | Related Artists:
Ebenezer Colls(1812- 1887 ) - Painter
painted Sailboats in a squall in
Alessandro Filipepe called botticelliFlorence ca 1445-1510
Christian GullagerChristian Gullager (1759-1826) was an artist specializing in portraits and theatrical scenery in the late 18th century; he worked in Boston, Massachusetts, New York, and Philadelphia. Born in Copenhagen, he trained at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. In America, portrait subjects included president George Washington. He designed scenery for Boston's Federal Street Theatre.
