ATHENS, GREECE - FEBRUARY 18: Members of the public walk beneath a giant mural based on Albrecht Durer's 'Praying Hands' on February 18, 2012 in Athens, Greece. Following a meeting on Wednesday, finance ministers across the Eurozone are calling for greater scrutiny and oversight of Greece's proposed budget cuts in order to approve the latest 130 billion euro bailout package. The package, which is anticipated to be finalised on February 20, 2012, is essential for Greece to avoid defaulting on a 14.5 billion euro bond it is due to repay in mid-March.   (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)
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Praying Hands Mural

Athens


Μanolis Anastasakos and Pavlos Tsakonas, along with students from the Athens School of Fine Arts (ASKT), are responsible for this provocative piece of monumental street art. Inspired by Albrecht Dürer’s Praying Hands, the image has been inverted so that it appears that it is the Lord praying for the people rather than the other way around.

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