danse macabre

• Termo francês que significa "dança da morte", referindo-se à conceção alegórica medieval ou obra de arte que representa a Morte conduzindo pessoas de todos os estamentos numa procissão até à sepultura; é frequentemente usado metaforicamente para descrever uma situação sombria ou 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.

1. Dance of DeathC2formal

   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.

   Dança da Morte

   • 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.