#background  {
  position: absolute; 
  top: 0px; 
  left: 0%
}


<style type="text/css" media="screen">

/* commented backslash hack for ie5mac */ 
html, body{height:100%;} 
/* end hack */

#home{
 position: absolute;
 left: 50%;
 top: 0px;
 height: 908px;
 margin-left: -468px; /* make this half your image/element width */
}


p {font-family:"Times New Roman", "Times", serif;
  font-size: 11px;
  margin: 0px;
  padding: 0px;
  border: 0px;
}


a:link {font-family:"Times Roman"; font-weight:normal; text-decoration: none; color:#4A2885; font-size: 16px;}
a:visited {font-family:"Times Roman"; font-weight:normal; text-decoration: none; color:#4A2885; font-size: 16px;}
a:focus	{font-family:"Times Roman"; font-weight:normal; text-decoration: none; color:#4A2885; font-size: 16px;}
a:hover {font-family:"Times Roman"; font-weight:normal; text-decoration: underline; color:#4A2885; font-size: 16px;}
a:active {font-family:"Times Roman"; font-weight:normal; text-decoration: none; color:#4A2885; font-size: 16px;}

</style>




#centerphoto {
 position: absolute;
  top: 0px;
  left: 0px;
  z-index: 1;
}

#news1 {
  position: absolute;
  top: 50px;
  left: 56px;
  width: 206px;
  height: 262px;
  z-index: 2;
}

#describe {
  position: absolute;
  top: 450px;
  left: 300px;
  z-index: 2;
}


#painting2 {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0px;
  left: 670px;
  width: 213px;
  height: 265px;
  z-index: 2;
}

#painting3 {
  position: absolute;
  top: 282px;
  left: 680px;
  width: 216px;
  height: 272px;
  z-index: 2;
}

#painting4 {
  position: absolute;
  top: 280px;
  left: 50px;
  width: 192px;
  height: 267px;
  z-index: 2;
}

#email {
  position: absolute;
  top: 257px;
  left: 120px;
  z-index: 2;
}

#link1 {
  position: absolute;
  top: 260px;
  left: 730px;
  z-index: 2;
}

#link2 {
  position: absolute;
  top: 545px;
  left: 130px;
  z-index: 2;
}

#link3 {
  position: absolute;
  top: 350px;
  left: 720px;
  z-index: 2;
}


#firstname {
  position: absolute;
  top: 550px;
  left: 280px;
  z-index: 2;
}

#lastname {
  position: absolute;
  top: 565px;
  left: 280px;
  z-index: 2;
}