The ceiling of the sistine chapel is an example of an enormous a mural painting.

I think it’s a fresco as that is what was used back during the renaissance

The theme of social protest remained a consistent focus for jacob lawrence throughout his career. in the 1960s lawrence was inspired by news reports and photographs, including images of segregated lunch counter sit-ins and stories of the   freedom riders in the civil rights movement. from the 1970s onward, lawrence's work focused less explicitly on contemporary social issues.

All of the above have been used in film noir.