The Renaissance is a period from the 14th to the 17th century，（61）___ （consider） the bridge between the Middle Ages and modern history．It started as a cultural movement in Italy in the Late Medieval Period，later spread（62）___ the rest of Europe（63）___ finally ended in the Early Modern Age．During the Renaissance，new ideas and values（64）___（gradual） replaced those held in the Middle Ages．People began to concentrate less（65）___ religious themes and adopt a more humanistic attitude to life．At the same time（66）___ （paint） returned to classical Roman and Greek ideas about art．They tried to paint people and nature as they really were．Rich people wanted to possess（67）___ own painting；（68）___，they could decorate their superb palaces and great houses．They（69）___ （pay） famous artists to paint pictures of themselves，their houses and（70）___ （possess） as well as their activities and achievements．