Allegory of the Planets and Continents
Object type: Painting, sketch
Department: European Paintings
Artist: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Artist bio: Italian, Venice 1696–1770 Madrid
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: 1752
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 73 x 54 7/8 in. (185.4 x 139.4 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1977
Accession year: 1977
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