 The film makes quite extensive use of matte paintings for  backgrounds. Every segment (except "The Stone Age" and "The Old  Testament") features backgrounds that are nothing more than  paintings, especially in the segments establishing shots and in  numerous wide shots. Such paintings were used for the harbor and for  many of the city shots in "The Roman Empire", the castle in "The  Spanish Inquisition" and both the city and the countryside in "The  French Revolution."