I recently added the below three military trombone images to their respective timelines: 18th century, 19th century (1st half), and 19th century (2nd half). Not only are they all military subjects, but, although they span roughly a century, they also…
Trombone Images
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…
Trombone in Baroque Still Life
Added the following painting to the 17th-Century Timeline (2nd half). You can purchase a copy of the painting here (although the site mistakenly labels the instrument a trumpet instead of a trombone). 1663—Augsburg, Germany: Artist Franz Friedrich Franck (1627-1687) displays…
Bone in the Clouds: Another Baroque Angel-Trombonist
Today I added another image to the Trombone History Timeline (17th century, first half)—yet another angel-trombonist. I’ll also be adding it to the HubPages article, Angel-Trombonists Throughout History. Below is the drawing, along with the timeline caption. The artist is…
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…
Young Trombonist: Another Cherub Painting
Added this painting and heading to the 18th century timeline and to the HubPages article, Trombone History: Cherubs Playing the Trombone. 1704-14—Saalfeld, Germany: Carlo Ludovico Castelli paints a putto playing trombone in Saalfeld’s Schlosskapelle (see below image—click for larger version;…
Rear-Facing Italian Trombone
Here’s a rear-facing trombone from Italy that I just added to the 19th-century timeline (1st half) and will shortly be adding to the HubPages article, Backward Advances: Rear-Facing Trombones throughout History. If visual depictions are any indication at all, rear-facing…
Awkwardly-Rendered Rear-Facing Trombone
I added the below entry and picture to the 19th century timeline (1st half) and to the HubPages article, Backward Advances: Rear-Facing Trombones throughout History. Although rear-facing trombones were common during the 19th century (see the many examples in the…
Trombone History: Two More Early Procession Prints
I just added two more festival book images to the 17th century timeline (1st half). They could really be included in the previous century, since they are documenting an event from 1596, but I included them in the 17th because…
Perching on the Pipes: Another Trombone and Organ Image
Just over a year ago I compiled a set of numerous images from the Trombone History Timeline of angels playing trombones atop organ pipes. You can see that post here. One of the common factors of those depictions is that they…