Added the below to the 16th Century Timeline. I will also be adding it to the HubPages articles, Angel Trombonists throughout History: 42 Images (soon to be 43!) and The Trombone and Christmas throughout History. c. 1522-23—Munich, Germany: Albrecht Altdorfer’s Mary and Child in Glory includes a depiction of an angel trombonist among several other angel [...]
Two More on Paper: Sketches for St. Cecilia Trombone Images
July 13, 2010 By Leave a Comment
About a month ago I posted Canvas, Paper, Silver, and Glass: St. Cecilia Trombone Image in Many Forms, tracing the life of an image originally conceived as a painting through several artistic media. Since then I have located two sketches of the image (source: Volk-Knüttel 31-33, pl. 101; for full citation see Trombone History Bibliography). [...]
Canvas, Paper, Silver, and Glass: St. Cecilia Trombone Image in Many Forms
June 15, 2010 By 1 Comment
Last week I posted Evolution of a Trombone Painting, which traced a painting through several sketches to fruition in a church fresco. This new post similarly shows several permutations of an image, though in this case, the images span a longer period of time, as they are copied by various artists. They also encompass an [...]
Wedding Bells: Trombone in Wedding Celebrations
February 18, 2010 By 1 Comment
I just added another image to the 19th century timeline (2nd half), another depiction of a wedding celebration that includes trombone (c. 1885, shown below). Wedding celebrations constitute a fairly common theme in trombone history, with a total of 14 related images spread throughout the Trombone History Timeline. They’re shown together below. The bulk of [...]