Added the first image below to the Trombone History Timeline (17th century, 1601-1625). The Sadeler engraving that I reference in the caption is shown below it. c. 1615—Hans Rottenhammer’s painting, Madonna col Bambino in Gloria con angeli musicanti, bears…
Month: October 2019
3 Upgraded Pictures
As I’ve mentioned before, one of the things I’m always looking to do is upgrade the historical images on my site. The 3 pictures below are upgrades—the previous images I had were all black and white. I’ve included their captions…
Serpents in Canada
Today I added the below caption and images to Serpent & Ophicleide: History and Images and to Serpent & Ophicleide Images: 1600-1850. 1844-50—Boucherville, Québec, Canada: Interior decorations by Louis-Thomas Berlinguet and his son Louis-Favien in Église Sainte-Famille (Church of the Holy…
Czech angel-trombone
I just added this image and caption to the Trombone History Timeline (17th century, 2nd half) and to the collection, Angel Trombonists throughout History: 117 Images. 1686-89—Rimov, Czech Republic: Outside the Loreto chapel of the Rimov pilgrimage complex, the…
Valve Trombonist Cabinet Card
Below is the newest addition to the Trombone History Timeline (19th century, 2nd half). I also added it to the collection, Valve Trombone in Iconography. c. 1860—Michigan, United States: A portrait painting on a cabinet card shows a valve trombone player…
Another Montserrat Trombone Image
I just added the below image and caption to the Trombone History Timeline (17th century, 2nd half) and to the post Trombone Iconography: Young Trombonists in Five Montserrat Paintings. c. 1675—Montserrat, Spain: Virgen Montserrat, an oil painting by Agustí Renom,…
Valve Trombones in Danish Band
I’ve just added the image and caption below to the Trombone History Timeline (19th century, 2nd half) and the post/collection, Valve Trombone in Iconography. 1888—Denmark: Erik Henningsen’s painting, Vagtparade, features several valve trombones in a military band (see below image; public domain)…
Not All Angels
Something happened after all the angel-trombonists of the 15th-18th centuries! I have just added the below image and caption to the Trombone History Timeline (19th century, 2nd half). c. 1900—Austria: Trombone Player, a painting by Carl Siegfried Stoitzner (1866-1943), features a…
Another Version of Triumph of Maximilian
The famous series of woodcuts entitled The Triumph of Maximilian, executed primarily by artist Hans Burgkmair, includes the trombone in four different plates. The series depicts an imaginary procession of the court of Emperor Maximilian I (1459-1519), who died before the…
Rear-Facing Trombone from Italy
I just added another example, below, to the collections Rear-Facing Trombones throughout History (now 71 images), Angel Trombonists throughout History (now 116 images), as well as to the Trombone History Timeline (17th century, 2nd half). Late 17th Century—Bologna, Italy: An angel holding what…