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),…
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…
I added the below image and caption to the Trombone History Timeline (1626-1650). I also added it to both the collection of angel trombonists and the collection of images demonstrating the grip of the early trombone. Although this painting was…
I added the below image and caption to the Trombone History Timeline (17th century—2nd half). This portrayal of a trombone is a little unusual, but it does reflect the general shape of the instrument. 1679—Certosa di Pavia, Italy: A fresco…
I recently added the below images and caption to the Trombone History Timeline (16th century). It’s very similar to another painting from c. 1525 (see Timeline). You can see it in the context of 80 other angel trombonist images here:…
Today I added the first image below to the Trombone History Timeline (see top image and caption). I also added it to the HubPages article, Trombone History: Cherubs Playing the Trombone. It brings to mind another Marian painting, very close…
I just added the below painting to the Trombone History Timeline and to the post Pick That Thing Up and Play! 14 Trombone Paintings from 17th Century Flanders. c. 1610—Apollon défié par Marsyas, a painting attributed to Frans Francken…
Today I added the below caption and image to the Trombone History Timeline (17th century—first half). The number of trombone images from the first half of the 17th century is remarkable! 1620—Italy: Giovanni Baglione’s painting, Euterpe, Muse of Music, includes…
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…
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…