
Modern art is often understood as a break with the past-a rejection of classical form, proportion, and tradition. Yet when the history of art is viewed across its full span, a different pattern emerges. From the earliest monumental structures to the luminous spaces of Gothic...

Modern art is often understood as a break with the past - a rejection of clas- sical form, proportion, and tradition. Yet when the history of art is viewed across its full span, a different pattern begins to appear. From the earli- est monumental structures...