Symbolism (arts)

Symbolism was a late nineteenth-century art movement of French, Russian and Belgian origin in poetry and other arts seeking to represent absolute truths symbolically through metaphorical images and language mainly as a reaction against naturalism and realism. Distinct from, but related to, the style of literature, symbolism in art is related to the gothic component of Romanticism and Impressionism.

Symbolism (arts)

Symbolism was a late nineteenth-century art movement of French, Russian and Belgian origin in poetry and other arts seeking to represent absolute truths symbolically through metaphorical images and language mainly as a reaction against naturalism and realism. Distinct from, but related to, the style of literature, symbolism in art is related to the gothic component of Romanticism and Impressionism.