Economic And Social Changes In Late Medieval Europe

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This painting reflects the economic and social changes of the late medieval period in Europe by displaying the social side by people interacting with each other. Also the people seem to be enjoying themselves and having a good time conversing with the other people in the room without the hassle of arguing over little things. It shows the economic changes by displaying that business can be discussed with no arguing and also how business can be handled efficiently with as minimal problems as possible and the economy consists of less battling than before.
To start off I am choosing the art that is displayed at the very top of the painting. Art during this time period had become more and more detailed. Nowadays art has lost the effort of artists

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