#impression

Art, to me, is the interpretation of the impression which nature makes upon the eye and brain. ↗

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What we learn only through the ears makes less impression upon our minds than what is presented to the trustworthy eye. ↗

— Horace

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Memory in youth is active and easily impressible; in old age it is comparatively callous to new impressions, but still retains vividly those of earlier years. ↗

— Charlotte Bronte

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We were astonished by the beauty and refinement of the art displayed by the objects surpassing all we could have imagined - the impression was overwhelming. ↗

— Howard Carter

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Impressionism is the newspaper of the soul. ↗

— Henri Matisse

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Nearness to nature... keeps the spirit sensitive to impressions not commonly felt and in touch with the unseen powers. ↗

— Charles Alexander Eastman

#felt #impressions #keeps #nature #nearness

I think you can get the wrong impression about me from my work and think I'm always a bit down. I'm not that way at all. I'm fun-loving. ↗

— Sting

#always #bit #down #get #i

The chief concern of the French Impressionists was the discovery of balance between light and dark. ↗