I just added the below image and caption to the Trombone History Timeline, 17th Century (1601-1625) and to the blog post, Pick That Thing Up and Play!
c. 1620—Antwerp, Belgium: In a painting called Minerva Visits the Nine Muses, attributed to Hendrick van Balen and Jan Brueghel the Elder, a trombone rests upon the ground among several other musical instruments (see below image; public domain).
![](http://cdn-617fc9a2c1ac186784d32f45.closte.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/minerva-balen-brueghel-1024x698.jpg)