This example suggests a certain value that was brought up in this Renaissance: dependent social classes. ... These values that were so intricately weaved into the Renaissance through art started movements that would change history. Each value began to express how social classes were forming (with more definition) and humans were not focusing as much on their after life but now on their present life. They still held their views of religion and God but tried to connect with their religion on a more "humanistic" level rather than on a godly, after life, form. These paintings express the value...

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After the death of Lorenzo de" Medici, Michelangelo's generous patron and the father figure in his life, Florence was divided as many political parties fought for command. ... The Last Judgment, which Michelangelo finished in 1541 was the largest fresco of the Renaissance, depicting Judgment. ... Although he was also given another painting commission, the decoration of the Pauline Chapel in the 1540s, his main energies were directed toward architecture during this phase of his life. ... And so ended the life of a genious, a master sculpter, architect, and painter, one capable of m...

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