The Teatro Colón

The Teatro Colón (Colón Theatre) in Buenos Aires , Argentina

AR-24437

travel time 26 days

distance travelled 12,920 km

sent by Mariposa in Buenos Aires

The Teatro Colón (Colón Theatre) in Buenos Aires is one of the most important opera houses in the world. Its rich and prestigious history and its exceptional acoustics and architectural features rank it among theatres such as Teatro alla Scala in Milan, the Paris Opera House, the Vienna State Opera, the Royal Opera House in London, and the Metropolitan Opera House in New York. 

I Am a Cat

Japanese book from 1857. " I am a Cat" by Natsume Soseki. 

Natsume Sōseki ( 1867 –  1916) was a Japanese novelist. He is best known for his novels Kokoro, Botchan, I Am a Cat and his unfinished work Light and Darkness. He was also a scholar of British literature and composer of haiku, kanshi, and fairy tales. From 1984 until 2004, his portrait appeared on the front of the Japanese 1000 yen note. In Japan, he is often considered the greatest writer in modern Japanese history. He has had a profound effect on almost all important Japanese writers since.

JP-1198290

travel time 14 days

distance travelled 7,785 km

sent by Chizuko near Tokyo

Map Monday

  Old world map of 1585

Sent by Inna, Astrakhan, Russia

O. Dapper. Rethymno, Crete, 1688

From me to me 

 Strahov Library - A symbolic map of Europe as a virgin (1592), Prague, Czech Republic

Sent by Iva, Hulin,   Czech Republic

Meetings

Jyväskylä International Meeting 3-5 Aug 2018

Illustration Jonna Markkula

Postcard Festival Meeting, Hämeenlinna, 15 Sep 2018

 Kamala Luonto 

Illustration Jarkko (JV) Vehniäinen and Marja Lappalainen.

Korttien Tarinat 

Postikorttifestivaali

Illustration Titta Lindström

Some Famous Artists Named Paul

Paul Cezanne

Paul Fishcer

Paul Gauguin

Paul Mc Cartney

From the Roman family name Paulus, which meant "small" or "humble" in Latin. Paul was an important leader of the early Christian church. According to Acts in the New Testament, he was a Jewish Roman citizen who converted to Christianity after the resurrected Jesus appeared to him. After this he travelled the eastern Mediterranean as a missionary. His original Hebrew name was Saul. Many of the epistles in the New Testament were authored by him.
Due to the renown of Saint Paul the name became common among early Christians. It was borne by a number of other early saints and six popes. In England it was relatively rare during the Middle Ages, but became more frequent beginning in the 17th century. A notable bearer was the American Revolutionary War figure Paul Revere (1735-1818), who warned of the advance of the British army. Famous bearers in the art world include the French impressionists Paul Cezanne (1839-1906) and Paul Gauguin (1848-1903), and the Swiss expressionist Paul Klee (1879-1940). It is borne by British musician Paul McCartney (1942-). This is also the name of the legendary American lumberjack Paul Bunyan.

Claude Monet

Oscar-Claude Monet (1840 –  1926) was a founder of French Impressionist painting, and the most consistent and prolific practitioner of the movement's philosophy of expressing one's perceptions before nature, especially as applied to plein air landscape painting. 

 The Poppy Field near Argenteuil. 1873 

travel time 5 days

distance travelled 1,968 km

sent by Jessica, France

 Woman with a Parasol, facing left. 1886

travel time 4 days

distance travelled 1,513 km

sent by Angela, Germany

Poplars in the Sun. 1891 

travel time 11 days

distance travelled 2,270 km

sent by Marion, France

German art

Carl Spitzweg (1808-1885 ) Der Besuch des Landesvaters, The visit of the father, c.1870; Germany

travel time 5 days

distance travelled 1,382 km

sent by Roland in Halle, Germany 

Carl Spitzweg ( 1808 – 1885) was a German romanticist painter. He is considered to be one of the most important artists of the Biedermeier era. Biedermeier style, in art, transitional period between Neoclassicism and Romanticism as it was interpreted by the bourgeoisie, particularly in Germany, Austria, northern Italy, and the Scandinavian countries.

Lady in a Green Jacket, 1913.
August Macke, 1887-1914