Monday 31 May 2010 20.33 EDT First published on Monday 31 May 2010 20.33 EDT. Tropical Storm Agatha swept across Central America yesterday, bringing torrential rain that killed more than 100 people and opened a 60m-deep sinkhole in Guatemala City which reportedly swallowed up a three-storey building.
The artist who takes the biggest step away from the Medieval style of spiritual representation in painting in the early 14th century is Giotto. Giotto is perhaps best known for the frescos he painted in the Arena (or Scrovegni) Chapel. They were commissioned by a wealthy man named Enrico Scrovegni, the son of a well-known banker (and a banker himself).
Pope Julius II commissioned Michelangelo to paint the Sistine Chapelâs ceiling. Michelangelo painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel between 1508 and 1512. Michelangeloâs ceiling frescoes of the stories of Genesis, became world famous for their detail and talent. The Sistine Chapel ceiling is approximately 40 meters long and 13 meters wide.