Praying Hands Mural

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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 fo...

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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