Symbolism is a 19th-century movement in which art became infused with exaggerated sensitivity and a spooky mysticism.Symbolism depicts mythology and dream imagery for a visual language of the soul.More a philosophical approach than an actual style of art, and a continuation of the Romantic tradition.Most know artists are John Henry Fuseli and Caspar David Friedrich,Gustave Moreau, Puvis de Chavannes, and Odilon Redon.