page_title: Aleksander Lesser
section_title: Works
hierarchical_section_title: Aleksander Lesser / Works
caption_attribution_description: English: The Funeral of the Five Fallen in 1861, Burial of victims of Polish patriotic manifestations in Warsaw 1861 (Pogrzeb Pięciu Poległych)
context_page_description: Aleksander Lesser was a Polish painter, illustrator, sketch artist, art critic, and amateur researcher of antiquities who was of Jewish descent. Lesser holds a place in Polish art history "as an outstanding representative of his country’s historical school." He specialized in Polish historical and contemporary themes, and he was known and respected in artistic and scholarly circles. He was a member of Kraków's Academy of Learning and co-founder of Warsaw's Zachęta, the Society for Encouragement of the Fine Arts.
context_section_description: His most famous paintings include:
  The Defense of Trembowla against the Turks (1841)
  The Funeral of the Five Fallen in 1861 (1861), depicting the funeral of Poles of Catholic and Hebrew descent who had been murdered by Russian Cossacks. The painting includes Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox and Jewish clergymen.
  Portraits of Polish Kings – 40 portraits of Polish monarchs. The paintings, together with commentaries, were published in Warsaw in 1860.
  Also notable are:
  The Recovery of Wanda's Body from the Wisła River
  Kadłubek Writing His Chronicle at a Monastery
  Young Boleslaw Wrymouth Departs Moravia
  The Coronation of Leszek I the White
  The Prussian Tribute
  Copernicus' Last Moments
  Paintings with Christian themes, e.g., The Transfiguration of Jesus; Mary Magdalen.
caption: The Funeral of the Five Fallen in 1861 (1861)
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