Giorgio Vasari and the Renaissance Trombone

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I just added the top image and caption (c. 1545) to the 16th century timeline. Giorgio Vasari is a well-known Italian painter, architect, and historian. His book, Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects, is one of the most frequently-cited art history texts of all time. Vasari springs up multiple times in relation to [...]

Trombone in Sacred Music

I just added the below image and caption to the Trombone History Timeline (16th century). Although the image is simpler in several respects, it bears an interesting resemblance to the well-known copperplate engraving by Philippe Galle from 1595 (see 16th century timeline). c. 1530—Augsburg, Germany: Hans Burgkmair (or his circle) paints a pair of images, Concert of [...]

Another Baroque Still Life with Trombone

Last April I added a Baroque still life to the timeline and mentioned it in this blog. Still life paintings that include trombone are difficult to find; most often, if they include a brass instrument, they seem to include trumpet rather than trombone. However, I recently found the below image, also from the 2nd half [...]

Angel-Trombonist from Italian Switzerland

Just added the below entry and image to the Trombone History Timeline (17th century, 2nd half). I will probably also add it to the HubPages article, Angel-Trombonists Throughout History. I’ve also included the larger view on this post, not just the detail view shown in the Timeline.   1652-55—Preonzo, Switzerland: A fresco in the ceiling [...]

Viennese Angel-Trombonist

I just added the following image to the 18th century Trombone History Timeline. I also added it to the HubPages articles Angel Trombonists Throughout History and How to Hold a Sackbut: The Grip of the Early Trombone in Pictures. 1725-30—Vienna, Austria: A fresco by Johann Michael Rottmayr in the Karlskirche (St. Charles’s Church) includes a [...]

Serpent in Procession

I just added the below entry and image to the post Serpent & Ophicleide: History and Images.   1607—Dresden, Germany: A depiction of a portion of a procession features 3 cornetts and what may be a serpent (see below image; public domain) (Dresden, Sachsische Landesbibliothek).

Musicians and Mercury

I just added the below caption and image to the 17th century timeline (1st half). As you can see from this article, trombone was active in processions even well before this seemingly early example.   1614—Dresden, Germany: An image documenting a procession in honor of the baptism of Duke August depicts two trombones and a [...]

Trombone on Baroque Organ Shutters

I just added the below image and caption to the Trombone History Timeline (17th century, first half). Another angel-trombone.   1638—Schleiz, Germany: A painting on the left organ shutter in the Bergkirche includes an angel trombonist among several angel musicians (see below image; public domain).

Trombone on Organ Shutters

I just added the below image and caption to the Trombone History Timeline (17th century—2nd half). Elsewhere I have posted numerous examples of trombonists perched on organ pipes, but I believe this is the first picture I’ve added with a trombone on organ shutters. Included below but not in the timeline is a view of [...]

Trombone History: Four More Renaissance Pictures

Just added four more images to the Trombone History Timeline (16th century), all of them from processions in Renaissance Germany. 1582—Dresden: Artist Daniel Bretschneider records the events of a procession, including 2 trombonists among a group of female instrumentalists (see below image—click on picture for larger version; public domain). 1584—Dresden, Germany: A procession during wedding [...]