Answer: it’s either a or b. Most likely a
Explanation:
option 3 is the most relevant to the statement above
1. Vision after the Sermon uses the style of synthetic symbolism
2. Gauguin was famous for his style, synthetic symbolism and primitivism.
3. He urged Van Gogh to move away from darker colors.
4. Van Gogh was inspired by Gauguin.
5. He was influenced by paintings from the impressionism era.
6. He was confident to use bright colors.
7. Van Gogh wanted to be a monk.
8. The religious symbolism was Protestantism.
9. Don McLean's "Vincent" was inspired by Starry Night.