Below is a glossary article post in the category S which discusses the explanation of the meaning, definition and meaning of the acronym, term, jargon, or termonology of Symbolism based on summaries from various types of sources (references) that are relevant, related, and trustworthy.
Understanding Symbolism
So, what is actually meant by Symbolism?
The final movement of the 19th century that encourages the expression of ideas on the realistic description of the natural world.
Explanation of Symbolism
This term was created in 1886 by French critic Jean Moréas to describe the poems of Stéphane Mallarmé and Paul Verlaine. It was immediately applied to visual art where the realistic depiction of the natural world, seen in impressionism, realism, naturalism, was rejected for the world of imaginary dreams inhabited by mysterious figures of literature, the Bible, and Greek mythology. The work of artists and symbolic writers was also triggered by new psychological content, especially erotic and mystical. General themes include: love, fear, sadness, death, sexual resurrection, and unrequited desires.
Symbolism was a complex International Phenomenon but was estially prominent in France (Gustave Moreau, Odilon Redon, Paul Gauguin), Belgium (Fernand Khnopff, Jean Delville), and Britain (Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, George Frederic Watts, Aubrey Beardsley).
Moreover, as we have seen above, this term is one of a collection of dictionaries, acronyms, terms, jargon, or terminology in the field of arts that begins with an alphabet or prefix S, as well as terms associated with S.
Meaning of Symbolism in the English, Indonesian (Including Javanese and Sundanese), and Malaysian Translation Dictionary
Apart from discussing the meaning and discussion of the definition, to deepen it further, here we also need to know what the word means in the English, Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese) translation dictionaries, as well as Malaysia (Malay).
For easy understanding, in this glossary post, we will explain it in the form of a list of translations of terms from various types of languages as follows:
- English; Terminology = Symbolism.
- Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese translations); Terminology = Simbolisme (Indonesian), Simbolisme (Java), and Simbolisme in Sundanese.
- Malaysian; Terminology = Simbolisme.
Closing
OK, above there is the discussion and explanation of what is the meaning of Symbolism.
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Footnotes
This glossary post was created by referring to the conclusions of the meaning of definitions from various authoritative relevant references such as Wikipedia, Britannica and several other sources such as MoMA, Tate, ModernArts, and so on. This word is one of a collection of terminology in the field of Art which begins with the alphabet or prefix S. This article wasupdated in Dec of 2025.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creativity
- https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=symbolism
- https://www.britannica.com/search?query=symbolism
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