The Gilded Cage (De Morgan) should not be confused with The Gilded Cage (Saint George Hare painting).
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| The Gilded Cage | |
| Wikidata: | Q17105762 |
| Artist: | Evelyn De Morgan |
| Year: | 1919 |
| Medium: | Oil on canvas |
| Height Metric: | 78.5 |
| Width Metric: | 105 |
| Metric Unit: | cm |
| Imperial Unit: | in |
| Museum: | Watts Gallery |
| City: | Compton, Guildford |
The Gilded Cage is an oil painting on canvas by the English painter Evelyn De Morgan, from 1919.[1] It was her final work before her death later in the year.
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 jewelry and a book lay 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.