Allegory of the Planets and Continents, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Allegory of the Planets and Continents is a 1752 painting by Italian artist Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. Done in oil on canvas, the allegorical work uses human figures to represent members of the Greco-Roman pantheon, the planets, and four continents. Tiepolo's work was painted to be hung above a staircase of the Würzburg Residence in Würzburg, Germany.
