I think it’s the second one
I believe it is "As a noun phrase". I may be wrong, it was a while since I've done this stuff.
<span>The question is the following: First, it gives us the introduction: An artist's creativity and desire to communicate this creativity is what results in a work of art. Then the question follows: Which artist communicated his vision of the night sky by painting the masterpiece Starry Night? As we see, the first sentence is not necessary to answer the question, it is enought to know who painted Starry Night - and the answer is Vincent van Gogh, a Dutch 19th century painter. </span>
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