Translation of "danse macabre" into Icelandic

dauðadans is the translation of "danse macabre" into Icelandic.

danse macabre noun grammar

(art) A conventional subject of artistic painting or drawing, or a particular work in that style, in which death (in the form of a skeleton, the Grim Reaper, or similar) is shown leading people of all social ranks (high and low) to the grave. It shows that whatever people might have in life, death comes to everybody alike. [..]

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  • dauðadans

    noun neuter

    a conventional subject of artistic painting or drawing

    The famous danse macabre genre, commonly representing skeletons and corpses, became a popular allegory of the power of death.

    Hinn frægi dauðadans (danse macabre), varð vinsælt tákn um mátt dauðans en þar koma fram beinagrindur og lík.

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