The Trombone History Timeline features 23 paintings from the Low Countries within the short span of approximately 35 years (1606-c. 1640) that include trombone. They are similar and noteworthy in several respects. Several of the artists, most notably Rubens and…
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…
Added this image and its caption to the Trombone History Timeline (1601-1625) and to the collection, Pick That Thing Up and Play! 22 Paintings from the 17th Century Low Countries. c. 1610—Flemish artist Adriaen van Stalbemt (1580-1662) includes a…
Because of the amount of info I have been posting about iconography, I have finally added iconography as a separate menu item on the site. Included there is a link to the Trombone History Timeline (which has more than…
I just added this new image and caption to the Trombone History Timeline and to the post Pick That Thing Up and Play! 12 Trombone Paintings from 17th Century Flanders. c. 1640—Antwerp, Belgium: Flemish artist Thomas Willeboirts Bosschaert (1614-54)…
We sometimes speculate as performers about what effect the relative order of a performance may have on the outcome of a competition, audition, or jury grade. An intriguing study published by Flores and Ginsburgh in The Statistician, available online here, sheds…
Added the below painting and caption to the Trombone History Timeline (17th century, 1626-1650). I also added it to the collection, Pick That Thing Up and Play! 22 Trombone Paintings from the 17th Century Low Countries. c. 1629—Utrecht, Netherlands:…
I recently added 15 images to the Trombone History Timeline. First of all, more than half in this batch were found by others: many thanks to Matthew Manchester, Bruce Dickey, Maximilien Brisson, and Iris Tjoonk! One of the common themes in this group of images,…
I just added the below painting to the Trombone History Timeline and to the post Pick That Thing Up and Play! 14 Trombone Paintings from 17th Century Flanders. c. 1610—Apollon défié par Marsyas, a painting attributed to Frans Francken…
I just added two new paintings to the Trombone History Timeline. They are shown below, along with their captions. I have also added them to the post, Pick That Thing Up and Play! 11 Trombone Paintings from 17th-Century Flanders (which…