I recently added the below image and caption to the Trombone History Timeline (19th century, 2nd half).   c. 1875—Barcelona, Spain: Colección de Monos Filarmónicos, a satirical woodcut by Llorens Printing, depicts monkeys playing a variety of musical instruments, including…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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)…

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…

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…

I just added the print and caption below to the Trombone History Timeline (18th century). For reference in this blog post, I have included the original fresco below the print version.   c. 1780-1795—Piacenza, Italy: A print by Antonio Bresciani reproducing a…