A picture is just a picture, but add music and there's emotion. There's a story.

L.H. Cosway
About This Quote

The meaning of this quote is that pictures are just pictures, but when you add music, they become an experience. The image of the picture becomes more than just a picture, it becomes more than just pure art. It becomes more than just an object. It becomes more than just the sum of its parts.

Source: Still Life With Strings

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