Trombone History: Six Early 17th Century Images from Antwerp

Van Balen senses detail

The first 2 images below are paintings I just added to the Early 17th Century Timeline. One thing that has become apparent is that there is a grouping of several similar paintings from this era by a small handful of artists based in Antwerp (see also the images below the first 2 paintings in this [...]

Trombone History: Double-loop Trombone Paintings

Minerva muses detail

Added the below image by Balen to the 17th century (first half) timeline. The concentration of paintings from this time period that feature trombone is really remarkable. c. 1615—Antwerp, Belgium: Hendrick van Balen’s painting, Minerva among the Muses, on the cover of a virginal belonging to Queen Maria Kazimiera Sobieski, features a trombone among several instruments [...]

Trombone History: Two 17th Century Images

Vranckx

Below are two new 17th century images, one a painting and the other a print. The painting, shown here only in a detail of one portion of the work, has been attributed to Sebastian Vranckx and Jan Brueghel the Younger (in collaboration) and is titled The Royal Palace at Brussels. It has been dated between [...]