Tatarska Street in Przemyśl is one of Marian Stroński’s favorite Przemyśl motifs. It has been reproduced many times by the artist. It is the main street of the Podgórze district, leading to Zniesienie and the so-called “Tartarian Mound.” This steep street offers a sweeping view of the city below, bisected by the undulating ribbon of the San River. Roughly halfway along the street, on both sides, was the so-called Cebulanka (Cebulanka) with its farm. Marian Stroński loved this distinctive suburban atmosphere, yet so close to the heart of the city. Until the end of the 19th century, Tatarska Street featured only low-rise wooden buildings. Stroński’s painting depicts small houses, still standing today, but with altered facades. A little lower down stands the multi-story house known as the Kamiński Villa, built in 1910 according to the design of Kazimierz Maria Osiński. Even lower still, we see the Church of St. The Church of Our Lady of the Scapular with its soaring tower and the dome of the Church of the Discalced Carmelites, then a Greek Catholic church. Although several decades have passed since this painting was painted, Przemyśl has expanded and changed, and we can easily find this place while walking, climb the steep Tatarska Street, and gaze down at the city, as Marian Stroński did years ago.
