The Gilded Cage
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The Gilded Cage is a symbolist Pre-Raphaelite painting by Evelyn De Morgan that critiques the constraints placed on women in Victorian society through the image of a trapped, yearning female figure.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Gilded Cage canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Pre-Raphaelite painting
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painting ⓘ symbolist painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalContext |
intersection of Pre-Raphaelitism and Symbolism
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late 19th-century British art ⓘ |
| artist | Evelyn De Morgan ⓘ |
| artisticTheme |
Victorian gender roles
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constraints on women ⓘ domestic confinement ⓘ feminist interpretation ⓘ social critique ⓘ yearning for freedom ⓘ |
| artStyle |
highly detailed figurative style
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rich color palette ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Evelyn De Morgan ⓘ |
| creatorGender | female ⓘ |
| critiques | constraints placed on women in Victorian society ⓘ |
| depictionFocus | emotional interiority of the female subject ⓘ |
| depicts |
bird in a cage
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dancing couple outside ⓘ domestic interior ⓘ trapped female figure ⓘ yearning female figure ⓘ |
| genre | allegorical painting ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
bird as symbol of the woman
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dance as freedom ⓘ gilded cage ⓘ window as barrier ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | female-centered viewpoint ⓘ |
| intendedMeaning |
call for female autonomy
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critique of women’s domestic confinement ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
bird
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cage ⓘ woman ⓘ |
| medium | oil painting ⓘ |
| movement |
Pre-Raphaelite art
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surface form:
Pre-Raphaelite
Symbolism ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | none (visual artwork) ⓘ |
| period | Victorian era ⓘ |
| relatedWork | other feminist-themed paintings by Evelyn De Morgan ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
conflict between duty and desire
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entrapment in domesticity ⓘ female oppression ⓘ loss of freedom ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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