Throughout art history, you can occasionally find multiple versions of the same image. Sometimes the versions are from the same artist (e.g., preparatory sketches), sometimes they are by other artists in other media (e.g., from a painting to an engraving), and sometimes they are copycat versions by other artists. There are several historical examples of [...]
Baroque Trombone in Color!
March 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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 of this fresco, as well as what may be a preparatory drawing, in Trombone History: [...]
Pick That Thing Up and Play! 9 Trombone Paintings from 17th-Century Flanders
March 5, 2011 By 2 Comments
I recently added the top painting shown below, Hendrick de Clerck’s Minerva and the Muses, to the 17th century timeline (1st half). The timeline now features nine Belgian (or Flemish, if you prefer) paintings within the short span of approximately 30 years (c. 1610-c. 1640) that include trombone. They are similar in several respects. Several [...]
17th Century Festival Book—4 More Female Trombonists
November 18, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Thanks to Bettina Hoffmann, viola da gamba specialist with Modo Antiquo, for bringing my attention to a 17th century German festival book now available online. I already had one of the images, but was able to get a much better reproduction, and the other, with 3 trombone-cornett pairs, is new to me. I’ve added them [...]