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).
There is, of course, a humanity in it, but itâs a very, very hard one, and it canât easily be turned into a nice picture.â. Not a nice picture, perhaps, but certainly one that inspires awe, in the truest sense. Michelangelo began painting the ceiling frescoes in Rome's Sistine Chapel in 1509. The Creation of Adam by Michelangelo. Thousands of people visit the Sistine Chapel daily to see Michelangelo's work. Michelangelo was commissioned by Pope Julius II to work on the Sistine Chapel.