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| The Gilded Cage | |
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| Artist | Evelyn De Morgan |
| Year | 1901-1902 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 78.5 cm× 105 cm(30.9 in× 41 in) |
| Location | Watts Gallery, Compton |
The Gilded Cage is an oil painting on canvas by the English painter Evelyn De Morgan, from 1901-1902: it is on loan from the De Morgan Collection to the Watts Gallery. [1]
In the painting a woman looks out a window. Her outstretched hand forms a gesture of yearning as she watches a group of dancers and musicians. The principal figure among the travelling group is a woman who dances while holding her baby, suggesting that the scene also represents maternal duty. Broken jewellery and a book lie on the floor.
A bird soars free about the dancers, which contrasts sharply to the captive bird in the gilded cage hanging near the woman's distraught older husband. [2]