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Alegoría de los planetas y los continentes

1752
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 643
En este esbozo al óleo, el más grande y deslumbrante salido del pincel de Tiepolo, Apolo se dispone a emprender su travesía diaria por el cielo. Las deidades que rodean al dios solar simbolizan los planetas, y las figuras alegóricas en los cuatro costados son los continentes. Tiepolo presentó el esbozo a Carl Philipp von Greiffenklau, príncipe obispo de Wurzburgo, el 20 de abril de 1752, como propuesta para la decoración del cielorraso de la escalinata de la Residenz, considerada el mayor logro del artista. En las esquinas, Antonio Bossi, escultor y decorador, ejecutó figuras de estuco en grisalla.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: Alegoría de los planetas y los continentes
  • Artista: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, italiano, 1696–1770
  • Fecha: 1752
  • Material: Óleo sobre lienzo
  • Dimensiones: 185,4 x 139,4 cm
  • Crédito: Donación del Sr. Charles Wrightsman y Sra., 1977
  • Número de inventario: 1977.1.3
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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