Do I like Monet because he painted water lilies, or do I like water lilies because Monet painted them?

I watched a live-action non-Disney version of Cinderella many years ago, all I remember was the song Prince Charming sang. Do I love you because you’re beautiful or are you beautiful because I love you? Hence the title is about my love for Water Lillies and Monet, and yes I’ve been to his house in France and saw the water lilies.

The below Water lilies from Wilhelma Zoo and Botanical Gardens in Stuttgart Germany, which I turned into artwork with…Fotor Photo Editor. The weird part is the Monet water lily filter didn’t work, I think it’s was too many lilies to handle.