Allegory of the Planets and Continents is a 1752 painting by Italian artist Giovanni Battista Tiepolo.[1] Done in oil on canvas, the allegorical work uses human figures to represent members of the Greco-Roman pantheon, the planets, and four continents. The painting is an elaborate oil sketch made by Tiepolo in preparation for rendering a similar, larger version of his scene.[1][2]
The larger version of the painting installed above a staircase in the Würzburg Residence
Tiepolo's work was painted to be hung above a staircase of the Würzburg Residence in Würzburg, Germany.[1][3] The intricate painting depicts figures circling around Tiepolo's rendering of Apollo, the sun god; this represents planets orbiting the Sun. The cornice of the painting symbolize the continents Europe, America, Africa, and Asia.[1]
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