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living picture

American  

noun

  1. tableau.


living picture British  

noun

  1. another term for tableau vivant

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of living picture

First recorded in 1870–75


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In one project for Hixson’s course, which focused on socially engaged art, students dressed up to create a tableau vivant, or living picture, re-creating Raphael’s masterpiece “The School of Athens.”

From Washington Post ● Mar. 22, 2017

A great living picture has two subjects, one in the foreground and one in the background.

From The Verge ● Jul. 30, 2014

He has created in Mr. Cane a winning, living picture, full of pathos and triumphant dignity.

From Time Magazine Archive

A wanness began to show in the dark shadows under her eyes and the pinched look about her lips even as early as the eventful evening when she posed for the senior living picture show.

From Molly Brown's Freshman Days by Nell Speed

A beautiful living picture was reflected from the clear water.

From The Boys' And Girls' Library by Various

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