Album met een titelprent en tien prenten over de leeftijden van de mens c. 1725 - 1730

This is an album with a title print and ten prints about the ages of man by Jakob Wangner, who lived from 1703 to 1781. During Wangner's lifetime, European society was structured around strict class hierarchies and patriarchal norms. Albums such as this one reflected and reinforced prevailing views on social roles and life stages. The "ages of man" was a popular theme in art and literature, and it offered a framework to reflect on morality, social expectations, and the passage of time. Consider, as you look at this work, how individuals from different genders, social classes, and cultural backgrounds might experience and interpret these stages of life. How do traditional representations either resonate with or diverge from your own lived experiences? How do such works perpetuate certain norms, while obscuring alternative narratives?