Notice how the angel-trombonist appears to be swooping down to play for the people below. I recently added this picture and caption to the Trombone History Timeline (17th century—1st half). For another painting in a Milan church by the same…
Trombone History
Renaissance Trombone Art: 1 Artist, 3 Names, 3 Images
I recently added the second image below to the Trombone History Timeline (16th Century). It’s by Pieter de Witte (c. 1548-1628), also known as Peitro Candido and Peter Candid. He was probably born in the Low Countries, grew up and trained…
Angel Trombonist in Italian Switzerland
I just added the below image and caption to the Trombone History Timeline (17th century, first half). I also added it to the HubPages articles Angel Trombonist Throughout History and How to Hold a Sackbut: The Grip of the Early Trombone…
Two New Baroque Trombone Paintings
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…
Better Cherub Image, Plus 2 Additional Views
I recently found a clear color image of the trombone-playing cherub in Milan’s San Simpliciano. I have replaced the old, blurry, black and white image in the Trombone History Timeline (16th century) and in the HubPages article, Trombone History: Cherubs…
Website Cited in Two Books
I mentioned some time ago that this website had been cited in the Historic Brass Society Journal. I was excited to see more recently that the Trombone History Timeline was cited several times in the 2nd edition of Carter and Kite-Powell’s…
More Angel-Trombonists
The top image by Roncalli was posted several weeks ago, but I recently added the bottom two images to the Trombone History Timeline. They are apparently all part of the same set. Readers may be interested in seeing more angel-trombonists…
16th Century Cherub-Trombonist
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…
Romantic-Era Spanish Trombone Painting
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…
Cherub-Trombonist by a Man Named Wenceslas
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…