Throughout art history, you can occasionally find multiple versions of the same image. Sometimes the versions are from the same artist (e.g., preparatory sketches), sometimes they are by other artists in other media (e.g., from a painting to an engraving),…
Guido Reni
Multiples: More on the Life of an Early Trombone Painting
A couple of years ago I posted The Life of an Early Trombone Painting, showing several images related to Guido Reni’s beautiful fresco in San Gregorio Magno, Rome. Then I added an image to the post last January. I’ve just added…
Baroque Trombone in Color!
In 1609 a Bolognese artist by the name of Guido Reni painted a version of what is typically called an “angel concert” in one of the chapels of Rome’s San Gregorio Magno. I have already posted several black and white views…
Music Reading and Trombone History: 10 Early Images
I recently added the below image of a wind band from the Seville Cathedral (1564) to the Trombone History Timeline (16th century). This image brought to mind a discussion in a book I’ve been reading regarding exactly when, in the…
Trombone History: From the Balcony
Added the following 3 images and entry to the 17th century timeline (1st half). The fourth image, a drawing, is clearly related, although it comes from a separate source; I expanded its entry to include a reference to the painting….