TABLEAU


Meaning of TABLEAU in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ tæbloʊ ]

( tableaux)

1.

A tableau is a scene, for example from the Bible, history, or mythology, that consists of a group of people in costumes who do not speak or move. The people are sometimes on a float in a procession.

...tableaux depicting the foundation of Barcelona.

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2.

A tableau is a piece of art such as a sculpture or painting that shows a scene, especially one from the Bible, history, or mythology.

...Gaudi’s luxuriant stone tableau of the Nativity on the cathedral’s east face.

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