Art and emotions [SEC=PERSONAL]

[Subhash.Jaireth at GA.GOV.AU]

Hi all,

In 1885 a Russian painter I'lya Repin exhibited a painting in Moscow called
Ivan the Terrible Kills His Son (You can see the painting at the wikipedia
site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:REPIN_Ivan_Terrible%26Ivan.jpg). The
painting evoked strong reactions. It was reported that a few viewers fainted,
shocked by the painting. In 1913 a Russian priest entered the gallery
attacked it with a knife three times.

I was wondering if people know of similar (strong emotional reactions)to a
work of art (in particular visual and musical).

Thanks

Subhash

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