Suppose That the Following Pair of Statements Appears in a Review

question 128

Essay

Suppose that the following pair of statements appears in a review of the same work of art. Identify which of the aesthetic principles referred to in the text each statement in the pair appeals to. Then state whether the principles are compatible and thus form the basis for a consistent review, or whether they are incompatible and cannot both be used in a consistent review.
a. Bierstadt's monumental western landscapes are effective; we can be sure of this because they romanticized, and thus promoted, the American migration to the western areas of the country.
b. The scenes he painted of the Rocky Mountains make us understand viscerally what it is like to experience the sublime.

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