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Description: | Signed: yes Description: A girl stands leaning against a wall with her head bowed, covering her face in an expression of shame. She clutches some sheets, which are loosely draped around her in a vain attempt to cover her nudity. The artist reveals the pale flesh of her bare feet and ankles, as well as her shoulders and breasts. An empty bird cage sits beside her on the ground with its door wide open. This metaphor appeared often in paintings of this period, symbolising a loss of innocence. Now the cage door has been opened the bird has flown and is lost forever. | Subjects: | figure | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Chaplin, Charles (French painter, 1825-1891) Æ | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8980... | Go to resource |
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