Christmas Tenths 2023: This is the image that illustrates the Christmas Lottery

One of the things that generates the most curiosity every year is the image that will be stamped on the tenths of the Extraordinary Christmas Lottery Draw. It is not surprising that everything surrounding this celebration is expected and raises questions of all kinds.

Although the draw will not take place until next December 22, since the Christmas tickets go on sale, only people talk about them. The first mystery that is revealed is the image that accompanies the tenths, an illustration that is very important for collectors and that is sometimes liked more and other times less.

At National Lottery Christmas Draw 2023 The image chosen has been that of the religious-themed work, 'The Nativity'. This work found in the Prado Museum It is part of a group from the Benedictine convent of Sopetrán, in Guadalajara (The Annunciation, The Nativity and The Transit of the Virgin). It is an oil painting on panel measuring 103 x 60 cm that shows the birth of Jesus.

It is one of the works that best exemplifies the arrival of Flemish painting in XNUMXth century Spain and the impact it had on the culture of the time, as well as on the tastes of the nobility and aristocracy of the time.

Currently this oil painting cannot be seen in the Prado Museum, since it is not on display to the public, but you can find it in its official website, as well as the whole of which it is a part.

Some data on the Christmas Lottery tickets

– For a long time, since its creation in 1812, the tenths of the Christmas Lottery They did not have an image to accompany them, only the number that was played.

– On the back of the Christmas tenths you can see the distribution of prizes for the Extraordinary Christmas Draw, but this data It was incorporated in the late 40s.

- Some of The images chosen to illustrate the Christmas tenths are by great Spanish artists such as El Greco, Goya or Velázquez, among others.

– The 2023 Christmas tenths bring with them the EU23 logo, in reference to the current presidency of the European Union, which this year corresponds to Spain.

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