ALEKSANDER MROCZKOWSKI (1850-1927)
Hawrań (2, 152 m - 7, 060 ft )
Muran (1, 890m - 6, 200ft)
Slovakia
In View of Hawrań and Murań from Wołoszyn, 1899, Muzeum Narodowe w Krakowie
Hawrań (2,152 m) also called in German Rabstein and in Hungarian Havrán is the highest peak (formerly incorrectly considered the second ) of the Belianske Tatry in Slovakia , located in the main ridge of the Tatras on the section where it coincides with the main ridge of the Belianske Tatras ; at the same time the highest limestone peak in the whole Tatras. The Hawrań massif dominates over as many as five valleys. On the southern side it is the Valley of the Copernicus Islands . The slopes of Hawrania falling into it are cut down by perches dividing them into valleys and gullies: Zadni Stefanowy Żleb , Janowy Żleb and Szeroka Żleb . From the north, they cut into the massif of Hawrań Valley (northwest), Czarny Potok Valley (north) and Strzystarski Żleb , the upper floor of the Bielski Potok Valley (northeast). The last two of them are separated by the northern end of the main Tatras, falling gently through the vast massif of Stara Jaworzynka and Długi Wierch to Zdziarska Przełęcz , which is the north-eastern end of the Tatras and separates them from Magura Spiska.
Murán (1, 890m) or Great Muras or Murány in Hungarian Muran is a summit of the Belianske Tatras in Slovakia , located in their main ridge. It is the first westernmost prominent peak in the Belianske Tatras and has a characteristic shape (some see the head of a tiger in it, others a frog), thanks to which it is one of the most recognizable peaks of this part of the Tatra Mountains
Murania Massif extends from Zadnia Murańskiej Przełęcz (about ,370 m) in the west, to Bujakowy Przechód (about 1,850 m) in the east. It rises on the plan of a regular triangle. Its highest peak is on the southern peak, the lowest on the north-west. All three peaks fall down with precipitous faults. A distinct saddle called the Muran Transfusion is cut into the Murania massif. On the south-western wall of Murania (well visible from Polana near Muranów), Władysław Cywiński writes that it is one of the most magnificent limestone walls of the entire Tatra Mountains.
The painter
Aleksander Mroczkowski was a Polish painter who studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow in the studio of Władysław Łuszczkiewicz, Feliks Szynalewski and Leon Dembowski, and then in 1873-1877 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich in the studio of A. Wagner and O. Seitz.
He created in a realistic style, he often took up the subject of Tatra landscapes and rural landscapes, such as Landscape with a homestead (1878, Muzeum Sztuki in Łódź ) and W harvestwa (1882, National Museum in Warsaw). He also painted portraits, genre scenes, historical and sacred compositions, he also dealt with decorative painting.
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