A ceiling painting is called a mural. Most people think of a mural as a wall painting, but it extends to floors and ceilings as well. the definition of a mural does say it is directly painted on the walls, floor or ceiling.
Mural
Andrea Mantegna painted a tour-de-force of perspective creating a view-point called di sotto in su' which began the tradition of illusionistic ceiling painting.
Michelangelo's painting does not hang from the ceiling. The painting is actually painted ON the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican.
Fresco painting.
It is the biggest indoors painting.
The painting on the ceiling that Leonardo da Vinci is famous for is called "The Last Supper." However, it's important to note that "The Last Supper" is actually a mural located on a wall in the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan, not on a ceiling. The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, which features the famous frescoes by Michelangelo, is sometimes confused with Leonardo's work.
In 1512.
In common with what?
Fresco painting.
Michelangelo's painting of scenes from the Old Testament on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome.
Michelangelo finished the ceiling on November 1st, 1512.
Sistine Chapel ceiling