danse macabre

• Término francés que significa «danza de la muerte», referido a la alegoría medieval o representación artística en la que la Muerte guía a personas de todas las clases sociales en procesión hacia la tumba; también se usa metafóricamente para describir una situación sombría o caótica.

A French term meaning 'dance of death,' referring to a medieval allegorical concept or artistic work depicting Death leading people from all walks of life in a procession to the grave, often used metaphorically to describe a grim or chaotic situation.

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   A medieval allegorical concept representing the universality of death, often depicted as a procession of people from all walks of life dancing with skeletons or personified Death.

   Danza de la Muerte

   • The painting 'Danse Macabre' shows a king and a peasant dancing together with skeletons.
   • The composer Saint-Saëns wrote a famous tone poem titled 'Danse Macabre'.
   • Medieval artists used the Danse Macabre to remind people of the inevitability of death.