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Symbolist painters were part of a 19th-century movement in which art became infused with mysticism. It was a continuation of the Romantic tradition, which included such artists as Caspar David Friedrich and John Henry Fuseli.

The Symbolist painters mined mythology and dream imagery for a visual language of the soul. More a philosophy than an actual style of art, they influenced the contemporary Art Nouveau movement and Les Nabis.

The leading Symbolists included:

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