Consider Vincent van Gogh's work, The Starry Night, included in this chapter of the text. Explain which function of art this work best fulfilled for the artist and how it impacts you as a viewer.
What will be an ideal response?
Responses will vary as this question requires personal subjective feedback. Responses should mention that Van Gogh sought to express his personal feelings as he stood on the outskirts of a small village in France and looked up at the night sky. Van Gogh had become intrigued by the belief that people journeyed to a star after their death, and that there they continued their lives.
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A. awarded with an Oscar. B. lavishly praised by critics. C. universally panned by critics. D. subtle and underappreciated.
Giuseppe Verdi and Richard Wagner both thought that ________ was among the best operas ever composed
a. Handel's Giulio Cesare b. Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro c. Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice d. Rossini's The Barber of Seville