Below is a glossary article post in the category T which discusses the explanation of the meaning, definition and meaning of the acronym, term, jargon, or termonology of Tableau based on summaries from various types of sources (references) that are relevant, related, and trustworthy.
Understanding Tableau
So, what is actually meant by Tableau?
Tableau is used to describe a painting or photo where the character is set for a beautiful or dramatic effect and seems absorbed and is not aware of the existence of the audience at all.
Explanation of Tableau
This term was first used in the eighteenth century by French philosopher Denis Dianot to describe paintings with this type of composition. Natural and true tablo paintings for life, and have the effect of walling from observers from dramas that occur, making viewers not like before.
In the 1860s, the concept of tablo reached a crisis with éouard manet, which, in his desire to make realistic paintings rather than being identified, firmly rejected the concept of tablo as suggested by Diersot, and painting his character faced by the audience’s viewer with a new spirit who saw it.
In the 1970s, a group of ambitious young artists such as Jeff Wall and Andreas Gursky began to make large format photos, such as paintings, designed to hang on the wall. As a result, these photographers were forced to be involved with the same problem expressing the sustainable relevance of tablo in contemporary art.
Moreover, as we have seen above, this term is one of a collection of dictionaries, acronyms, terms, jargon, or terminology in the field of arts that begins with an alphabet or prefix T, as well as terms associated with T.
Meaning of Tableau in the English, Indonesian (Including Javanese and Sundanese), and Malaysian Translation Dictionary
Apart from discussing the meaning and discussion of the definition, to deepen it further, here we also need to know what the word means in the English, Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese) translation dictionaries, as well as Malaysia (Malay).
For easy understanding, in this glossary post, we will explain it in the form of a list of translations of terms from various types of languages as follows:
- English; Terminology = Tableau.
- Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese translations); Terminology = Tablo (Indonesian), Tableau (Java), and Tabra in Sundanese.
- Malaysian; Terminology = Tableau.
Closing
OK, above there is the discussion and explanation of what is the meaning of Tableau.
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Footnotes
This glossary post was created by referring to the conclusions of the meaning of definitions from various authoritative relevant references such as Wikipedia, Britannica and several other sources such as MoMA, Tate, ModernArts, and so on. This word is one of a collection of terminology in the field of Art which begins with the alphabet or prefix T. This article wasupdated in Dec of 2025.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creativity
- https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=tableau
- https://www.britannica.com/search?query=tableau
- View example images of tableau through Google here
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