About the book: 1999 / First translated into Russian, the "Encyclopedia of Symbolism" is a kind of guide to the complex and controversial era called " the era of symbolism." Painting and literature, sculpture and music of the late 19th and early 20th centuries are represented by famous and little-known names of those whose lives and works are associated with the culture of the transitional era, the greatest achievements of which are an integral part of the art of the 20th century. The book contains more than 300 illustrations. Translation from French N. V. Kislovoy, N. T. Pakhsaryan Scientific editor and author of the afterword V. M. Tolmachev