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The Gilded Cage is a 1919 oil painting by Evelyn De Morgan.[1] It was her final work before her death later in the year.

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The Gilded Cage
Artist	Evelyn De Morgan
Year	1919
Medium	Oil on canvas
Dimensions	78.5 cm × 105 cm (30.9 in × 41 in)
Location	De Morgan Centre, London

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.

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