Put the blame on Obelix

The Russian painter Andrei Budaev is known for his unique way of capturing actuality on canvas.

On this painting, German Chancellor Merkel is depicted as mistress. On the left, the Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras bows in shadow. In front of her, French President Francois Holland gazes in terror, while Christine Lagarde is reaching out as a beggar.

The table shows the figures of Herman van Rompuy, Jose Manuel Barroso, Mariano Rajoy and Mario Draghi towards whom mistress Merkel seems to be indifferent. She is focusing her gaze solely on Vladimir Putin and Gerard Depardieu, the famous Obelix, who fled France to avoid the new tax reforms.