‘La Chiquita Piconera’, by Julio Romero de Torres, image of this Saturday’s ONCE coupon

ONCE will dedicate the draw for the weekend of Saturday November 9 to the 150th anniversary of the birth of the Cordovan painter Julio Romero de Torres.

The director of ONCE in Cordoba, Francisco Valderaspresented this Thursday the image of this coupon to the deputy mayor responsible for Culture and Historical Heritage of the Town Hall of Cordoba, Isabelle Albas, and the director of the Municipal Museums of Cordoba, Enrique Ortegaduring an event which took place at the Museum’s headquarters.

Five and a half million coupons Their main image is the portrait of La Chiquita Piconera, the masterpiece of the Cordoba master, and the legend of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Julio Romero de Torres as well as the corporate image of the Cordoba City Hall. “We want to proudly project throughout Spain the legacy of someone who continues to be a major reference in Andalusian cultural heritage,” Valderas said during the presentation.

In this sense, the director of the ONCE of Cordoba assured that “the treasure contained in the Julio Romero de Torres Museum and the value of his work require active engagement from everyone, from administrations of course, but from Córdoba society as a whole. This is why it is important to contribute to disclosure of their knowledge and even more to do it through an instrument of social transformation as important as the ONCE coupon”, added Francisco Valderas.

For her part, the Culture Delegate indicated that “the fact that the image of one of the most emblematic paintings of our most universal painter is collected in a ONCE the coupon “It’s a wonderful opportunity to make the artist’s work known and reach the general public.”