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Angel-Trombonist in German Church

January 15, 2023January 15, 2023 wkimball
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I just added the below caption and image to the Trombone History Timeline, 17th century (1601-25). I also added it to the collection, Angel Trombonists Throughout History: 119 Images. c. 1620-24—Wolfenbüttel, Germany: The organ is installed at the Wolfenbüttel Hauptkirche….

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The Life of an Early Trombone Painting

May 10, 2017May 10, 2017 wkimball
Trombone History, Trombone Images, Updates

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),…

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Another 17C Trombone Painting, Possibly an Alto Trombone

December 9, 2015December 9, 2015 wkimball
Alto Trombone, Trombone History, Trombone Images

Today I added the below painting and caption to both the Trombone History Timeline and the Alto Trombone History Timeline. Among other things, the engraving on the bell is quite detailed (click on image to expand). Notice also that the…

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New and Improved Mielich

December 4, 2015December 5, 2015 wkimball
Trombone Images, Updates

Part of what I have been doing recently with the Trombone History Timeline is looking for better versions of what I already have: better documentation, better information, better pictures, etc. Today I added a higher-quality reproduction of one of the…

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Angel Trombonist After Famous Lippi Painting

October 26, 2015 wkimball
Trombone History, Trombone Images, Updates

Here’s a new angel trombonist image that I added to the Trombone History Timeline (17th century—first half). The source is Gallica, the digital library of the National Library of France. The date of c. 1600 is my best conjecture, since…

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Renaissance Italy: Trombone in Outdoor Concert

October 23, 2015 wkimball
Trombone History, Trombone Images, Updates

I recently added the below caption and images to the Trombone History Timeline (16th century). I also added it to the collection of images showing the grip of the early trombone. There’s an odd little piece of overpainting on the…

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Cherub Playing Trombone in Italian Renaissance Painting

October 22, 2015 wkimball
Trombone History, Trombone Images, Updates

I added the below image and caption to the Trombone History Timeline (16th century) and to the collection, Trombone History: Cherubs Playing the Trombone. c. 1557—Murano, Italy: Paolo Caliari (also called Veronese) paints The Seven Planetary Gods on the ceiling of the first…

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A Pair of Awkward Trombones from the Early Baroque

October 22, 2015 wkimball
Trombone History, Trombone Images, Updates

I recently added the top images and caption shown below (c. 1620) to the Trombone History Timeline (17th century—1st half). The same artist has another painting, also featured in the timeline, that includes an angel trombonist. I have included that…

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Trombone at Biblical Feast

October 15, 2015 wkimball
Trombone History, Trombone Images, Updates

I added the below image and caption to the Trombone History Timeline (16th century). I also added it to the blog post, Trombone at the Renaissance Table. And I will also be adding it to the collection of images showing…

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Angel Trombonist with Saint Cecilia

October 14, 2015 wkimball
Trombone History, Trombone Images, Updates

I added this image and caption to the Trombone History Timeline (17th century—first half). I also added it to the collection of angel trombonists and collection of images showing the grip of the early trombone. c. 1620—Imola, Italy: Visione di…

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