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Symbolism (Late 19th Century)
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Description of Symbolism
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About Symbolism
Description of Symbolism |
Symbolism
European
cultural
movement
that
was
at
its
peak
in
the
last
two
decades
of
the
19th
century,
profoundly
affecting
the
visual
arts
and
inextricably
bound
up
with
music
and
literature.
Symbolism
was
first
identified
as
a
literary
movement
by
Jean
Moréas
(1856–1910)
in
the
Symbolist
manifesto
(‘Le
Symbolisme’,
Le
Figaro,
18
Sept
1886).
Symbolism
in
the
visual
arts
was
further
defined
by
Albert
Aurier
as
the
‘painting
of
ideas’
(‘Les
Symbolistes’,
Rev.
Enc.,
1
April
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