I just added the below entry and images to the Trombone History Timeline (16th century). Both are somewhat curious images that are likely to be an artist’s best attempt at a relatively new instrument (an instrument that is rather difficult to depict…
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Trombone and Organ: More Perching on the Pipes
As you can see in the post Perching on the Pipes, there are numerous examples of trombone sculptures on organ pipes. Here is another example, below. I will be adding it to the Trombone History Timeline (17th century—first half). 1625-29—Gdansk…
The Baroque Trombone: 3 Preti Pictures
I recently added a painting by Mattia Preti to the Trombone History Timeline. Preti, an important artist of the Italian Baroque, actually included trombonists in several of his paintings. Those I have been able to locate are shown in chronological…
Pair of Renaissance Angel-Trombonists
Yesterday I added these two images to the Trombone History Timeline (16th Century). I will also be including them in the collection, Angel Trombonists Throughout History. c. 1590—The drawing, Coronation of the Virgin with Angel Musicians and All Saints, attributed to…
Young Trombonist from Colonial Peru
Today I found a much better reproduction of this painting (at least the half of the painting that contains the trombone), and I’ve included the new detail shown here in the Trombone History Timeline (17th century, 2nd half). Look for…
Yet Another Trombone at Table
I just added this image to the Trombone History Timeline (17th Century, first half). Chronologically, it’s probably just outside the Renaissance period, so I haven’t included it in the post on Trombone at the Renaissance Table. c. 1610—Wedding at…
The Trombone at the Renaissance Table
Would you allow a trombone at your table? There are numerous documented examples from the Renaissance of trombones performing during meals—“at table”—or in connection with various banquets and feasts. Below are some drawn from the Trombone History Timeline (16th century),…
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…
Trombone in 16th Century Concert Scene
I just added the below image and caption to the Trombone History Timeline (16th century). Enjoy! Late 16th century—Italy: A chalk drawing variously ascribed to Alessandro Allori, Agnolo Bronzino, the circle of Vasari, Baccio Bandinelli, Johannes Stradanus, and Bernardino Campi includes…
Trombone Bell Found: An Early Rear-Facing Trombone
A few years ago a made a blog post on “Bell-less Trombones.” As you can see if you read the comments to that post, some of the bells were actually found by an alert reader. However, one image that continued…