María Luz , Oil by Julio Romero De Torres

He was born and died in Córdoba, Spain, where he lived most of his life. His father was the famous painter Rafael Romero Barros and his mother was Rosario de Torres Delgado. Julio learned about art from his father who was the director, curator and founder of Córdoba's Museo Provincial de Bellas Artes and an impressionist painter. He took an interest in art at a young age and started studying at the School of Fine Arts when he was 10. He went to Madrid to work and study in 1906. He also traveled all over Europe to study and he picked up a symbolist style, for which he is best known. A museum dedicated to the work of de Torres is situated at Plaza del Potro 1 Cordoba 14002.

He spent most of his life living in Córdoba and Madrid and both places had influences on his paintings. He combined many different styles when he painted because he had many different influences including realism, which was a popular style at that time and impressionism, which he picked up from living in Córdoba and from his father. While in Córdoba he became part of the late 19th century intellectual movement that was based on the Royal Academy of Science, Arts and Literature. Julio Romero also won many awards in his lifetime. In 1895 he won an honorable mention at the National Exhibition and later won third place in 1899 and 1904.

Thanks to Chris in Burgundy who was very kind to resend this card ,

the first card had gone missing since May. 

Sent: 5 October 2015   Received: 27 October   Travelled: 22 days

RUS 9863

Thanks to Anna for this beautiful card and a piece of Siberia

in the form of the Wood Ash leaf. Russian stamps are so

beautiful, and here's one of the Europa CEPT National Instrument

of Russia,sent on Palindrome day ,such a cool coincidence!

Sadly, I don't know the name of this Painting or the artist. Maybe

someone can read Cyrillic and let me know!

Sent: 5 October 2015   Received: 27 Oct   Travelled: 22 days

Painting from Turkey

A lovely art card sent by Evrim via Postcrossing. 

Can't make out the name of the artist since it's covered by a nice

butterfly nazar, one of the typical Turkish charms. Thank you!

Sent: 7 Ekim 2015   Received: 22 October 2015   Travelled: 15 days

"Beatrice" by Mimby Jones Robinson

Excerpt: Mimby Jones Robinson is an Adelaide based Visual Artitst,photographer,street

artist and sculptor. The whimsical women who live in her imagination explode onto canvas

with her bold use of ink,mwater colours and intricate patterns.She also creates headdresses

from kangaroo bones,feathers,fabric,beads and other found objects in the forest of life and

relives stories not yet told in a series of self portrait black and white photography.

She is inspired by sun shine,women,cats and cups of peppermint tea.You can check out her

other work on her "Mimby Jones Robinsons Art' facebook page.

Thank you Melissa via Postcrossing for this great art card and the great Queen Elizabeth stamp!

Sent 7 Oct 2015   Received: 20 October 2015   Travwelled: 13 days

Lotus Lilies

Postcard of a painting by Charles Courtney Curran (Lotus Lilies,1888)

A kind sender from Postcard United, the new postcard exchange website, sent this

6 April 2015   Received: 29 April 2015   Travelled: 23 days

17th century Belarusian noblewomen

J. Shretter : Portrait of Catherine and Mary Radzivill 1646

From the collection of the National Art Museum of the Republic of Belarus

Thanks to Anton from postcrossing for this lovely view card

Sent: 9 January 2015   Received: 16 February 2015   Travelled: 38 days

Saint Isaac's , St Petersburg

 

Saint Isaac's Cathedral or Isaakievskiy Soborin Saint Petersburg, Russia is the largest Russian Orthodox cathedral in the city. It is dedicated to Saint Isaac of Dalmatia, a patron saint of Peter the Great, who had been born on the feast day of that saint.

Thank you Lisa for this lovely card of St Isaac's.

Sent: 7 May 2014   Received: 27 May 2014   Travelled: 20 days

Jeune Femme et l'Enfant

A painting by Marguerite Gerard

Sent by Michele for the Children swap, thank you for the

beautiful painting :)

Sent: 7 February 2014,   Received: 18 Febuary 2014,   Travelled: 11 days

Cathedral, Santiago de Compostela

Thank you Vero for this lovely card of Santiago de Compostela!

Sent: 4 Septembr 2013

Received: 11 September 2013

Travelled: 7 days

Varsovia

Warsaw - Coloured woodcut

Thank you Lieena for this beautiful art card!

Sent: 25 January 2013

Received: 20 February 2013

Travelled: 26 days

Town Crier

 

London Town Crier

 

Amazing art! Thank you Adi for the postcard :)

 

Sent: 2 February 2013, Received: 18 February 2013, Travelled: 16 days

Drum Dancers, Serbia

Drum dancers 1909

Milan Milovanovic (1876-1946)

Thank you Milos for my first card from Serbia.

Sent: 4 December 2012
Received: 14 December 2012
Travelled: 10 days