I just added another image, shown below, to the blog post Serpent & Ophicleide: History and Images. There are now 126 pictures in that post! As in this image, the mixture of religious and military clothing is interesting, highlighting traditional…
serpent in art
Traditional Homes of the Serpent
I just added the below entry and picture to the Serpent & Ophicleide History blog post. There are now 125 images in that post! If you scroll through the images, you can see the trend of military and church settings…
Angel Plays Serpent
I just added the below image and caption to the post, Serpent & Ophicleide: History and Images, bringing the total number of images on that post to 81. The angel’s playing position is interesting—makes the instrument almost look like a bari…
French Infantry Musicians: Serpent, Trombone, and Ophicleide
Today I added the below image and caption to the 19th century timeline (1st half). A couple of things seem noteworthy: 1) a rear-facing trombone is featured and 2) both a serpent and an ophicleide are shown (often the latter…
Another French Serpent Painting
I just added the below entry and painting to the post Serpent & Ophicleide: History and Images. There are now close to 70 serpent and ophicleide images in that post! 19th century—France: An anonymous painting, now held in Musée des…
New Timeline Image: Trombone and Serpent Together
Added the following somewhat unusual depiction of a trombone player and serpent player together to the 17th century timeline (first half). The crossed legs, as in the images in this earlier post, would have never made it past my grade…