Jupiter and the Gods Asking Helios to Resume Control of the Chariot

Jupiter stands in the center, identified by his crown, thunderbolt, and eagle, addressing the radiant figure of Apollo on the right. To the left, various gods including Saturn with his scythe look on from a landscape of smoke and clouds, representing the cosmic disorder caused by Phaeton's failed flight. In the far background, the sun's chariot and horses are visible, awaiting their driver to restore the light of day.

Based on Ovid’s Metamorphoses, this scene illustrates the restoration of celestial order and the regulation of the solar cycle, a central theme in Renaissance cosmology. It serves as a philosophical allegory for the necessity of divine or rational governance over the volatile forces of nature.