Salvete Omnes,
a short entry - various drawings by a Jewish-Polish painter and draughtsman Aleksander Lesser , pre-Jan Matejko historical painter, among others he was a student of the German Nazarene movement artists like Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld et al.
These drawings represent pan Aleksander's research within the various arms and armor collections in Europe of his age. As he was a Polish historian-artist and researcher - they represent mostly items related to the Polish-Lithuanian and Hungarian history of the early modern period.
Karacena, chain-mail and
bechter (mail and plate armor) armor, shishak style helmets, swords and even a winged hussar kopia.
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a bechter
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a karacena armor suit
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Jan III Sobieski karacena armor
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bechter cuirass
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a karacena armor suite
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a szabla/sabre and a palasch
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a pallasch
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a koncerz
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a kopia hussarska, hussar lance, hussar lance pennon
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Pan Lesser studied old paintings eg - his sketches
you can explore these and other drawings and paintings via Polish National Museum digital platform -
Aleksander Lesser.
Valete
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