CORRECTION TEST A STARRY NIGHT

 

CORRECTION A STARRY NIGHT BY VAN GOGH

The document that we are about to peruse is entitled a starry night and at first glance this title is quite appropriate.

Indeed the prominent feature   of the painting is  the night sky filled with / replete with stars which dot the twilight.

Those stars are brightening a scenery which would otherwise be plunged in full darkness.

Thus  we are allowed to catch a glimpse of some city dwellings strewn over ( be strewn over = éparpillés) the landscape. A closer look enables us to grasp a church towering above the village with its steeple pointed at the sky to remind us of the overbearing/ domineering  presence of god and religion.

But the main sight which lies in the foreground is that humongous/ gignatic  cypress tree which seems to swirl under an invisible wind.

One is gobsmacked by the undulating depiction/ representation  of the tree and its surroundings .

What emotion did the author want to convey ( convey = transmettre) ? did he wish to epitomise / symbolise the heat which even at dusk lingers or did he mean to render / convey the strength of the breeze in the tree ‘s branches ?

We will never know but the dusky and mesmerizing / fascinating vision of this astounding landscape compels us to stare and vibrate at the sight of such skills and mastery.