Trombone
I just added a new cherub-trombonist to the Trombone History Timeline (16th century) and to the HubPages article/collection, Trombone History: Cherubs Playing Trombone, amounting to 11 such images that I’ve been able to gather up. If you know of more, let me know!
Here’s the image, along with its timeline caption:
16th century—An anonymous print includes a trombone-playing cherub, or putto (see below image; public domain) (source: Beaux-arts de Paris).
I just came across this great painting by Spanish artist Jose Garcia y Ramos, who spent his career in Italy, France, and Spain, featuring a couple of brass players headed out into the rain after a concert. You can see it in historical context in the Trombone History Timeline (19th century, 2nd half). You can find reproductions of the painting here.
1877—Spanish artist Jose Garcia y Ramos features a trombonist in his painting, After the Concert (see below image; public domain).
I recently added this print and its caption to the Trombone History Timeline (17th century, first half). I also added it to the article, Trombone History: Cherubs Playing the Trombone, which now features 10 different visual examples.
c. 1650—Artist Wenzel Hollar (known as Wenceslas Hollar in England) includes a trombone-playing putto in his print, Concert of Putti in the Clouds (see below image; public domain) (source: Wenceslas Hollar Digital Collection, University of Toronto, Pl. P500).
I recently added another angel trombonist to the 17th Century of the Trombone History Timeline and to the HubPages article, Angel Trombonists throughout History. This image is from Malta, an island off Italy. Here it is, along with its caption:
1661-66—Valletta, Malta: Artist Mattia Preti includes an angel-trombonist in his fresco on the apse of San Giovanni (see below image; public domain) (photo by Alfred Gouder).
The same artist, Mattia Preti, included trombone in another painting. Here it is, along with its caption, below. You can see that the paintings are similar. Notice that the unusual grip of the trombone is similar in the two paintings.
1651—Modena, Italy: Mattia Preti’s fresco,Gloria di Angeli Musicanti, located in the apse of San Biagio, includes a depiction of an angel playing trombone among many other angel musicians (see facing detail; public domain) (Adani; Quintavalle plate 95).