6 most famous paintings that have been created on ceilings

​Paintings are usually done on walls, canvases, or paper. And while these too are masterpieces in their own right, it makes one wonder about the artistic ability and the courage required to paint on ceilings and make some of the most famous paintings and frescoes known to man. Be it the Renaissance era, or the later times when ceiling paintings were commissioned, humans were then and are even today enchanted with the beauty that these paintings hold.