Portret van een man en vrouw met baby 1870 - 1900

Victor Angerer made this portrait of a man and woman with a baby, using photography, at an unknown date. The photograph presents a tightly framed composition of three figures: a man seated on the left, holding a baby wrapped in white cloth, and a woman standing to the right. The photograph's formal structure, with its stark contrast between light and shadow, speaks to broader conventions of portraiture during that era. The subjects are arranged to emphasize social roles and relationships. The texture in the clothing, from the man’s dark suit to the woman’s patterned dress, is captured in detail, reflecting an attention to the material qualities of representation. This image functions as a signifier of familial identity, and the careful staging and arrangement of the subjects underscore the performative nature of such representations. The photograph invites us to consider how meaning is constructed through visual codes and conventions.