According to the author, a supporter of the view of Luminism described in the first paragraph would most likely
Paloma-VollhardtJuly 9, 2019
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Hi, where would I find the textual support for answer C in the text? Is it because the accepted view of Luminist paintings contrasts with earlier American artists' concepts of nature (ln. 5-7)? But still, if someone is a supporter of the view of Luminism, wouldn't they know how to interpret Luminist depiction, or is that too big of an assumption to make?
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Thanks for the question! Lines 5-7 are part of the textual support for (C), but not all of it. Lines 5-7 give us the view of Luminism to which our hypothetical supporter in this question would adhere. This supporter would hold the view that Luminist paintings are basically spiritual, implying a tranquil mysticism guiding the onlooker towards a lucid transcendentalism (in the following lines up to line 11). This, however, is incorrect, according to the author. The author tells us that this view, and thus supporters of this view, fails to identify the true significance of the transcendental atmosphere (lines 12-14). We’re told that the idealized Luminist atmosphere conveys not an intensification of human responses to nature, but rather a muting of those emotions which untamed nature elicits (lines 19-22). As such, according to the author, the supporter of the view of Luminism in the first paragraph gets the Luminist depiction of nature incorrectly, and this is what (C) tells us. Hope this helps! Feel free to ask further questions if you have them.
