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The Gilded Cage
Artist: Evelyn de Morgan (English, 1855-1919)
Date: 1901-1902
Medium: Oil on canvas
Collection: De Morgan Collection, London, United Kingdom
Description
An overriding theme in Evelyn’s work was Women’s suffrage, this can best be illustrated by her iconic painting The Gilded Cage.
In the painting a young woman, dressed in sumptuous gold robes, looks wistfully at revellers outside, jewels and books lay discarded, on the floor by her feet. Her entrapment in a patriarchal society which dictated her confinement in the domestic sphere is echoed by the golden caged canary in the top right of the painting.
However, the morose look on the face of the older gentleman suggests that he too is not happy with this scenario. Perhaps he, in his turn, bemoans the folly of youth, which leads to the rejection of the knowledge and riches which he has to offer the young woman.
Lady in Blue Satin
Artist: Rogelio de Egusquiza Barrena (Spanish, 1845-1915)
Date: 1873
Medium: Oil on canvas
Collection: Museo de Arte de Ponce, Ponce, Puerto Rico
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