Symbolism
Klimt, Gustav
See Also: Periods and Movements
Museums and Exhibits
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
A thematic essay about the development of symbolism, includes key artists and images.
Guggenheim Collection Online
Includes selected paintings and a drawing from the permanent collection plus detailed information about the Symbolists and their work.
Rijksmuseum: Symbolism
A collection of images with information for each from the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
Resources
What is Symbolism in Art?
An introduction to symbolism with a list of important artists and a large collection of images.
Symbolism: A Shadow of 19th century Paris
Includes an introduction to the movement, a review of several visual artists with images, and information about poetry with selected poems and writings.
Symbolist Art
An introduction to the movement from the Symbolism and Art Nouveau course at Boston College.
ANSC 100 Image Library: Symbolist Movement
A small collection of images from various artists, includes paintings, drawings, sculptures, and lithographs.
Wikipedia: Symbolism
The history of symbolism in visual arts, music, and literature. Also includes a list of symbolists, and an image gallery of paintings.
Masters
CGFA: Image Galleries
Arnold Bocklin
CGFA: Odilon Redon
Ibiblio: Biographies and Image Collections
Hieronymus Bosch
Henri Rousseau
ArtRenewal: Biographies and Image Collections
Arnold Bocklin
Gustave Klimt
Gustave Moreau
Edvard Munch
Franz von Stuck
Image Collections from Boston College
Puvis de Chavannes
Paul Gauguin
Fernand Khnopff
Gustave Moreau
Edvard Munch
Franz von Stuck
Edvard Munch
A resource site with a gallery, biography, photos, essays, and quotes.
